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"Once we are finished with it, she'll be 18 years old again," Buamin told reporters. After that, millions will be spent to restore the rest of the ship to its "glory days," said Chui. The ship's fate has been the subject of intense speculation since its arrival in Dubai in November 2008. Officials had long avoided addressing questions about its future, even as it sat unused and suggestions swirled that it could be moved to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup or sold for scrap. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II launched the QE2 in 1967. Since it went into service in 1969, the ship has made at least 26 round-the-world voyages. Dubai officials also leave open the possibly that the ship could one day return. "It's a global ship," said Buamin. "This ship may come back to Dubai. This is what ships do. Ships have to travel."
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