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Much-missed former Mersey Ferry Royal Iris begins to sink
Feb 10 2010 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News
During the Merseybeat era The Beatles and other leading local bands performed on the boat during cruises.
The boat was initially licensed to carry 2,296 passengers on normal ferry duties, or 1,000 for cruising.
In 1991 she was retired because an overhaul would have cost £4m.
After that she was bought by a southern company which towed her to Cardiff and planned to convert her to a floating nightspot, but when authorities refused permission, she was moved to London in 2002.
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