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Where did you see that? I thought they'd weren't flown anymore.
This was in Point Pleasant, NJ, back in 2022.
Why don't you think blimps are flown anymore, or was it just this particular Shark Week one?
I thought airships were retired after the Hindenburg incident. I'd heard they were working on helium filled ones to avert future similar disasters, but didn't realise they were in general use yet. I live in London and have never seen one.
In my ~40 years of being alive, blimps have always been around. Mostly for advertising and aerial coverage of events.