摘要: |
For nearly 50 years, the Steamboat Natchez has been one of the most recognizable and iconic vessels plying the waters in New Orleans' busy harbor. The 236-foot-long, steam-powered sternwheeler was built in 1975 by Bergeron Machine Shop in Braithwaite, La. The late New Orleans maritime legend Bill Bergeron founded the shipyard specifically for building the Natchez. The New Orleans Steamboat Company (NOSC), which owns and operates the Natchez, along with the riv-erboat City of New Orleans, took the Natchez out of service in January 2021 for a complete overhaul, with plans to return the vessel to service in 2023. The Natchez was moved to a wharf on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, known locally as the Industrial Canal, where its passenger spaces were to be renovated, its boilers refurbished and one of its two generators replaced. |