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It’s deadline day for the SS United States, but the boat’s stewards again want more time to come up with a plan

The ship has already skirted the scrapyard on more than one occasion but finding a second life for the 990-foot vessel has been a series of false starts and stops.

The SS United States at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Sept. 8.
The SS United States at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Sept. 8.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer
    by Ximena Conde
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