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Monday, October 15, 2012
Cruise ship passengers make substantial contribution to local economy

By JIM WILSON Key West Chamber of Commerce

The Key West Chamber supports an independent study to determine the feasibility of widening a small portion of the Main Ship Channel known as Cut B, a section 150 feet wide for one nautical mile. It is not the entire channel.

To clear up another myth, this is not an effort to attract "mega-ships." Even if it is possible to widen Cut B, Key West will still not accommodate the...

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