grace line santa paula kuwait marriott hotel wreck

Grace Line's Santa Paula (entered service in 1958), later became the Kuwait Marriott hotelship in the mid-1970's. Renamed the Ramada al Salaam hotel in 1989 only to be gutted and set blaze during the gulf war the following year. This photo of the stern section clearly shows where a shell impacted

Grace Line's Santa Paula (entered service in 1958), later Sun Line's Stella Polaris, became the Kuwait Marriott hotelship in the mid-1970's. Renamed the Ramada al Salaam hotel in 1989 only to be gutted and set blaze during the gulf war the following year. I shot this photo of the starboard side (whe

Grace Line's Santa Paula (entered service in 1958), later Sun Line's Stella Polaris, became the Kuwait Marriott hotelship in the mid-1970's. Renamed the Ramada al Salaam hotel in 1989 only to be gutted and set blaze during the gulf war the following year. This photo of the bow section (which partly

Grace Line's Santa Paula (entered service in 1958), later Sun Line's Stella Polaris, became the Kuwait Marriott hotelship in the mid-1970's. Renamed the Ramada al Salaam hotel in 1989 only to be gutted and set blaze during the gulf war the following year. I actually ventured aboard here, tho I didn

Grace Line's Santa Paula (entered service in 1958), later Sun Line's Stella Polaris, became the Kuwait Marriott hotelship in the mid-1970's. Renamed the Ramada al Salaam hotel in 1989 only to be gutted and set blaze during the gulf war the following year. This photo is from 1995.

Grace Line's Santa Paula (entered service in 1958), later Sun Line's Stella Polaris, became the Kuwait Marriott hotelship in the mid-1970's. Renamed the Ramada al Salaam hotel in 1989 only to be set blaze during the gulf war the following year. This photo was taken in 1995.