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She's the Annie Moore, and you couldn't have a better name for this 74'×24'×6'6" passenger and utility vessel. That's because the U.S. National Park Service vessel transports foreign dignitaries from Battery Park, N.Y., to Ellis Island, home of the Statue of Liberty, and Annie Moore, a 15-year-old Irish girl, was the first immigrant to sign the Ellis Island register on Jan. 1, 1892. After her about 12 million immigrants arrived on the island in search of a better life. TAI Engineers, New Orleans, designed the Annie Moore for the NPS and managed the project. Aluma Marine, Harvey, La., built the all-steel vessel that was delivered in early July, said TAI Engineers president Anil Raj. The Annie Moore has seating for 40 passengers but can carry 49 passengers on the main deck. There is also a galley. Passengers load and unload over a bow ramp which is wheelchair accessible. A crew of three to four operates the vessel. |