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May 13 10:14 am
  • Queen Mary

Video: City begins demolishing historic Queen Mary lifeboats

Kelly Puente

An excavator with a large metal claw tore into the lifeboats this morning as part of the disposal process after no qualified bidders wanted the historic boats.

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May 3 4:57 pm
  • Queen Mary

Long Beach to ‘dispose’ of historic Queen Mary lifeboats after receiving no qualified bidders

Kelly Puente

It’s unclear how the city will dispose of the Queen Mary lifeboats, which span 36-feet-long and weigh 12,000 pounds.

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May 2 4:07 pm
  • Queen Mary

Taking on Queen Mary could cost the Port of Long Beach $354 million over next five years

Kelly Puente

The Port of Long Beach estimates that Pier H and the Queen Mary could bring in at least $38 million in operating revenue over the next five years, but that wouldn’t come close to offsetting the $392 million in costs.

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Apr 5 7:00 am
  • Queen Mary

Much like the real Queen Mary, a model of the ship was left to deteriorate while on display, museum says

Kelly Puente

A roughly 20-foot display model of the Queen Mary was left to deteriorate in Long Beach while on loan from the South Street Seaport Museum in Manhattan.

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Mar 15 11:44 am
  • Queen Mary

Long Beach hopes to have Queen Mary considered for national monument status

Kelly Puente

Long Beach is planning to reopen the historic Queen Mary by the end of this year, and in the meantime, the city is looking to have the ship considered for national monument status, which could bring in federal dollars for restoration.

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Feb 25 1:12 pm
  • Queen Mary

Would you buy a Queen Mary lifeboat? Long Beach seeks bidders

Kelly Puente

Organizations interested in buying and preserving the Queen Mary’s lifeboats can submit bids through March 25.

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Feb 16 4:05 pm
  • Queen Mary

Long Beach kicks off project to remove corroded Queen Mary lifeboats

Kelly Puente

City officials hope to reopen the Queen Mary to the public later this year.

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Feb 11 1:07 pm
  • city auditor

Long Beach investigating city auditor over whistleblower complaint

Kelly Puente

An attorney for City Auditor Laura Doud called the whistleblower accusations false. The complaint comes as Doud is running for reelection to a fifth term.

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Jan 27 1:37 pm
  • Queen Mary

City to start work on ‘critical repairs’ to Queen Mary in February

Anthony Pignataro

These and other repairs are the “result of decades of deferred maintenance by former operators of the ship and are critical for its preservation,”  according to a city news release.

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Dec 22 7:00 am shared from Long Beach Post Features

A Hail Mary for the Queen Mary?

Kelly Puente

City leaders push for new oversight of the ailing ship but uncertainties abound.

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