Modutech building new fleet of ferries for Pearl Harbor

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The first of five new 149-passenger fiberglass ferries is now shuttling visitors to and from the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.rnModutech Marine, Tacoma, Wash., is building the new 80'×23' boats. Modutech also built the existing boats, which are being phased out after a full service life. The small ferries carry about 1.5 million passengers a year.rnThe original boats were certified for 149 passengers, but with the newrnpassenger weight regulations, the new boats had to be stretched and widened to accommodate the new standards, as well as to provide full access for elderly and disabled passengers. "The length went from 70 feet to 80 feet and now they are 23 feet wide where before they were only 18," said Brian Swin-dahl, Modutech's CEO.