Local News in Brief : Harbor to Replace Tour Boat
The venerable tour boat Angelena, which has ferried countless dignitaries and visitors around the Los Angeles Harbor over the last 30 years, will be replaced with a 65-foot vessel named His Grace.
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners voted this week to pay $418,000 for the new boat. With a large galley and two salons, His Grace is considerably larger and more comfortable than the 42-foot Angelena. Built in 1973 for commercial use, His Grace is made of fiberglass.
The commissioners voted in February to retire the Angelena because the wooden-hulled tour boat has a severe case of dry rot and needs a $50,000 overhaul. Once the new vessel has arrived, the Angelena will be sold.
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