NEWPORT BEACH
The riverboat Angela Louise will be making her official inaugural voyage through Newport Harbor tonight as an electric-powered vessel.
The boat is the first of its class to be approved for electric power, said Capt. Joseph Warren. The boat’s power was switched to create a boating experience that is quieter for passengers and less harmful to the marine environment.
The boat still has diesel engines available for use, Warren said, but they have been “relegated to a minute or two of use during each trip.”
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