The historic SS United States had been scheduled to leave its berth in the port of Philadelphia Friday, but weather concerns have delayed the voyage.

The SS United States' departure from South Philadelphia's Pier 82 has been delayed yet again . Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida, said the plan to move the massive ship out of South Philadelphia Friday has been scrapped. County officials said a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico was reason enough to abort the mission.

A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to Haiti’s Port-Au-Prince was diverted to the Dominican Republic Monday after the plane gangs fired at the plane. The shots damaged the plane, left a flight attendant with minor injuries and resulted in several airlines cancelling flights to Haiti until at least Thursday.