Roger Gooch Revives $16.16 Billion Freedom Ship Plan for 80,000 Residents and Tourists
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Updated · New York Post · Jun 2
Roger Gooch Revives $16.16 Billion Freedom Ship Plan for 80,000 Residents and Tourists
1 articles · Updated · New York Post · Jun 2
$16.16 billion plans for the Freedom Ship have been revived, with CEO Roger Gooch pitching a nuclear-powered floating city designed to hold 80,000 people.
The mile-long vessel would house about 50,000 residents, 10,000 tourists and 20,000 crew, operating as a permanently mobile city rather than a conventional cruise ship.
International waters are central to the concept: the ship would be too large for any dock, circle the globe every two to three years, and rely on ferries and eight helipads for access.
Schools, shops, banks, a 15,000-seat stadium, water park, museums and a tram system are part of the proposal, which Gooch says could take four years to complete.
The idea dates to the 1990s under engineer Norman Nixon, but Gooch said funding remains the key hurdle to turning the long-delayed project into reality.