The maneuver on Saturday, with the 50-ton boat riding on a 64-wheeled, remote-controlled crawler, certainly caught some pedestrians by surprise. Mr. Rursch made a critical contribution of three Packard engines that had been designed to power the PT boats. But a decade ago, it was struggling to survive, Mr. Watson said. Photo“It was a tough slog,” Mr. Watson said of the four years it took to build back attendance to its pre-Katrina level of 350,000 annual visitors. Mr. Watson said he was pleased that 10 rides had been purchased in the first few hours of the initial offering on Friday.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2016 21:34 UTC