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May 9, 2012

Is this the last stop for Kalakala ferry?

TACOMA (AP) — Once an icon of Puget Sound, the historic ferry Kalakala (kuh-LAHK'-uh-luh) is in such fragile shape it may not withstand being evicted from a Tacoma moorage and could have to be scrapped, the Coast Guard and other agencies say.

Owner Steve Rodrigues disagrees. He's still committed to restoring the 77-year-old vessel to its former glory, even though he says owning it the past nine years has left him impoverished.


 
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