The retired Cunard ocean liner Queen Mary is seen at its permanent mooring in the harbor at Long Beach, May 15, 2015. The historic ocean liner Queen Mary, which has been a Southern California tourist attraction and hotel for decades, is being prepared for “critical repairs,” the city of Long Beach says. The ship will remain closed, except for film location work, until the $5 million worth of repairs are completed, according to a city statement Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. AP photo/John Antczak, file photo
The historic ocean liner Queen Mary, which has been a Southern California tourist attraction and hotel for decades, is being prepared for “critical repairs,” according to officials in the city of Long Beach, which owns the ship.The ship will remain closed, except for film location work, until the $5 million worth of repairs are completed, a city statement said Thursday, Jan. 27.“One of the most critical repairs identified in the engineering reports was the removal of deteriorated lifeboats. The lifeboats exert stress on the side shell of the ship which has created severe cracks in the support system,” the statement said.Two of the original lifeboats will be retained and 13 will be stored while the city gauges interest from museums and other organizations in preserving t
