Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi ukuqala futhi kuphele e-Liverpool

I-LIVERPOOL, e-England - Uhambo lokuqala oluqale e-Liverpool's Pier Head kusukela ngo-1972 selusukile esikhumulweni sezindiza.

Ama-Liners avunyelwe kuphela ukuthi amiswe esikhumulweni kuze kube isonto eledlule, lapho uhulumeni enikeza imvume yokuthi uhambo lomkhumbi luqale futhi luphele edolobheni.

I-Cruise and Maritime Voyages 'Ocean Countess ifike edolobheni isuka e-Holyhead ngo-07:00 futhi yahamba ngomkhumbi ilibangise e-Norwegian fjords ngo-16:00 BST.

IMeya yeLiverpool uJoe Anderson uthe “bekuwusuku olubalulekile”.

Uthe: “Lokhu kungukuqala kwenkathi entsha yemboni yezokuvakasha yaseLiverpool.

“Ngikulwele kanzima ukuguqula isimo sedolobha lethu, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi libaluleke kangakanani emnothweni wethu, kwezokuvakasha kanye nesithunzi sethu esingenakuqhathaniswa njengedolobha elikhulu lasolwandle.

"Ngiyajabula ukuthi umsebenzi onzima ube nezithelo ezinhle futhi usuku olubalulekile lapho i-Liverpool yamukela uhambo lwayo lokuqala lokushintsha selufikile. "

'Ukuthuthuka okukhulu'

Indawo yokuphatha imithwalo yesikhashana esanda kuqedwa ku-Princes Parade izohlinzeka ngokungena, ukwehla kwemithwalo kanye nokufunwa kabusha, kanye nezindawo zamasiko nemingcele phakathi nenkathi yohambo lomkhumbi kusukela ngo-2012-2015.

Izikhungo ze-Cruise liner kulindeleke ukuthi zilethe umnotho wedolobha elikhulu, njengoba uhambo ngalunye lomkhumbi lubiza kufika ku-£1m ukuya edolobheni.

"Isimo sokuguqula" sanikezwa esimisweni sokuthi uMkhandlu weDolobha laseLiverpool ubuyisele u-£8.8m wosizo lwesibonelelo olunikezwe indawo yokumisa yamanje.

UChris Coates, onguMqondisi Wezohwebo kwa-Cruise and Maritime Voyages, uthe: “Sijabule ngokuba umqhubi wesikebhe wokuqala osuka e-Pier Head.

"Sizibophezele ngokuqinile ekuthuthukiseni ibhizinisi lethu eMerseyside kanye nesifunda saseNorth West."