It has been a long and winding road for a historic vessel whose end is near. The state has just finalized a contract to tow Falls of Clyde out to sea to be sunk.
In the bids that went out last year, a company won the award but had been leaning toward the preferred alternative to cut up the steel-hulled ship currently sitting at the pier near Aloha Tower.
But that initial company pulled out unexpectedly during a bid challenge, and now a new contractor, the Florida-based firm Shipwright, plans to haul the 146-year-old vessel at least 12 miles offshore. The project is expected to cost $4.9 million…