A viewer recalls that Captain Walker's Old Boys tried to bring a Black Swan-class ship back from Egypt roughly two decades earlier, and the account is confirmed. The preservation group could not meet an asking price that kept increasing during the negotiations. The ship was subsequently sold for scrap for substantially less than the sum sought from the would-be preservers. Bargaining, ownership expectations, and timing can defeat a museum-ship project even when the eventual scrap value is lower.
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Why a Black Swan preservation attempt failed
A recalled effort to repatriate a Black Swan-class ship from Egypt shows how escalating sale demands can defeat preservation even before scrap economics take over.