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Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Indonesian Tourist Boat Captain to be Prosecuted Over Deadly Fire
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Indonesian Tourist Boat Captain to be Prosecuted Over Deadly Fire

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to prosecute the captain of a tourist boat for negligence after a fire ripped through the vessel on New

January 3, 2017
Total Views: 97

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Yard Selected to Convert World’s Largest Fully-Electric Ferries
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Yard Selected to Convert World’s Largest Fully-Electric Ferries

The project to convert two passenger ferries into the world’s largest emission-free ferries is gaining pace after Öresund Dry Docks of Sweden was selected

December 14, 2016
Total Views: 56

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
13 Crew Fail Random Drug Test Aboard P&O Ferry
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13 Crew Fail Random Drug Test Aboard P&O Ferry

Over ten percent of crew members aboard the P&O Ferries car and passenger ferry Pride of Canterbury have been suspended and may end up getting fired

December 13, 2016
Total Views: 137

Sunday, September 11, 2016
Video: Packed Tour Boat Slams Into River Thames Pier in Downtown London
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Video: Packed Tour Boat Slams Into River Thames Pier in Downtown London

An out of control tour boat filled with passengers slammed into a pier on the River Thames Sunday afternoon after fire broke out in the engine room of the

September 11, 2016
Total Views: 37

Monday, August 29, 2016
Passenger Vessel Carrying 447 Smashes Pier in Baltimore
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Passenger Vessel Carrying 447 Smashes Pier in Baltimore

A passenger vessel carrying nearly 450 people struck a pier in Baltimore on Sunday, causing damage but no serious injuries among passengers or crew. The U.S.

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Seized Greek Ferry Listing at Piraeus Port
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Seized Greek Ferry Listing at Piraeus Port

A greek car and passenger ferry began taking on water and listing heavily early Tuesday morning at Piraeus Port in Greece. Photos and video of the

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 90

Friday, April 1, 2016
WATCH: San Diego Harbor Cruise Plows Into Pier Right in Front of Tourists
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WATCH: San Diego Harbor Cruise Plows Into Pier Right in Front of Tourists

A scary moment captured on video Thursday as a harbor cruise ship slammed into a crowded pier in San Diego, sending waiting tourists scrambling to get out of

April 1, 2016
Total Views: 70

Thursday, March 24, 2016
American Queen. Photo credit: Benroethig/Creative Commons
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What Does the Rhine Have That the Mississippi Doesn’t? Passengers

By Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) — Take a European riverboat cruise and you get a 13th-century cathedral, vineyards lining the Douro, steaming mulled wine

March 24, 2016
Total Views: 23

Sunday, November 29, 2015
Singapore-Bound Ferry Runs Into Trouble, 97 Rescued
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Singapore-Bound Ferry Runs Into Trouble, 97 Rescued

SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Almost 100 people were rescued when a ferry sailing towards Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam hit a floating

November 29, 2015
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Leviathan II Sinking: Passengers Were Crowded On One Side of Top Deck When Wave Hit, TSB Says
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Leviathan II Sinking: Passengers Were Crowded On One Side of Top Deck When Wave Hit, TSB Says

Passenger crowding and a broadside wave may have capsized a whale watching off Tofino, British Columbia on Sunday leading to the death of six people, the

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
This Greek Island Ferry’s Mooring Maneuver is a Thing of Beauty – Drone View
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This Greek Island Ferry’s Mooring Maneuver is a Thing of Beauty – Drone View

The Hellenic Seaways Ro-Ro Nissos Rodos moors stern to in the port of Chios, a Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. See Also: Speaking of Amazing Ship

September 16, 2015
Total Views: 357

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists
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Baltic Ferry Operator Tallink Looks Past China Turmoil With Bet on Asian Tourists

  By Ott Ummelas (Bloomberg) — Baltic ferry operator Tallink Grupp AS is benefiting from growing numbers of Asian travelers to Nordic capitals as

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 16

Sunday, August 16, 2015
Hundreds Evacuated After Fire Torches Passenger Vessel in Philippines
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Hundreds Evacuated After Fire Torches Passenger Vessel in Philippines

  A large fire engulfed the passenger ship MV Wonderful Stars while docked at the port in Ormoc city, central Philippines on Saturday, causing the frantic

August 16, 2015
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Meyer Turku Starts Construction On LNG-Powered Fast Ferry for Tallink
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Meyer Turku Starts Construction On LNG-Powered Fast Ferry for Tallink

  The start of production has kicked off on a new generation LNG-powered fast ferry for the Estonian ferry company Tallink at the Meyer Turku Shipyard in

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 185

Monday, July 20, 2015
WATCH: Launch of First LNG-Powered Ferry Built in North America
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WATCH: Launch of First LNG-Powered Ferry Built in North America

  Last week we heard about the commissioning of the first LNG-powered ferry in North America, the F.-A.-Gauthier. Today we have time-lapse video of the

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 71

Friday, July 17, 2015
Spanish Ferry Company Wins Licenses for U.S.-Cuba Service
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Spanish Ferry Company Wins Licenses for U.S.-Cuba Service

  MADRID, July 17 (Reuters) – Spanish ferry company Balearia said on Friday it has been granted U.S. licenses to operate a passenger service between

July 17, 2015
Total Views: 15

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
North America’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Enters Service
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North America’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Enters Service

  The first ferry in North America to run on liquified natural gas has officially been commissioned in Quebec, Canada. The ferry F.-A.-Gauthier, is owned

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s First All-Electric Ferry

Today’s ship photos are of the ferry Ampere, the world’s first all-electric battery powered ferry car and passenger ferry. The electrically-powered

May 19, 2015
Total Views: 386

Friday, May 15, 2015
Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service
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Court Rules MyFerryLink Can Continue Service

Ferries owned by Groupe Eurotunnel and run under the MyFerryLink brand can continue to run between Britain and France after a British court upheld an appeal

May 15, 2015
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry
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South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry

South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 32
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