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Honored guests, including Mayor Michael Nutter, third from left, gathered Monday at Pier 82, Columbus Boulevard and Oregon Avenue, to discuss the filming of “Dead Man Down,” starring Colin Farrell, some of which will occur aboard the SS United States. Decommissioned in 1969, the vessel, whose ’52 maiden voyage set the record for fastest westbound Atlantic Ocean crossing, has rested at the location since ’96, with a conservancy group purchasing it in February 2011 to chart its possible uses.
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