it was decided not to make permanent repairs. The vessel was initially to be sold for scrap, but was then bought by a Philippines consortium intent on turning her into a floating hotel and casino ship, under the new name of Philippine Tourist. However, before the conversion in Manila Bay was completed, the vessel was gutted by a fire on 3 November 1979. The wreck was finally sold for demolition, arriving in Hong Kong under tow on 27 May 1980, bringing to a sudden end a long, varied and otherwise highly successful career. Footnotes See also Fairstar List of cruise ships Cruise ships List of ocean liners Ocean liners References The Sitmar Ships – Fairsky retrieved 12 September 2007 Bibliography Eliseo, Maurizio (1998). The Sitmar Liners and the V Ships. London, UK: Carmania Press. . Goldberg, Mark H (1992). Caviar & Cargo - The C3 Passenger Ships. North American Maritime Books. . Hobbs, David (Cdr, MBE, Royal Navy)(2003). Royal Navy Escort Carriers. Liskeard, UK: Maritime Books. Plowman, Peter (2004). The Sitmar Liners Past and Present. Sydney, NSW: Rosenberg. . External links TV Fairsky voyage photographs on VoyageFotos.com Ocean liners Cruise ships 1942 ships