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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RMS_LusitaniaRMS Lusitania - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Overview. German shipping lines were Cunard's main competitors for the custom of Transatlantic passengers in the early 20th century, and Cunard responded by building two new 'ocean greyhounds': the Lusitania and the RMS Mauretania.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_maritime_disastersList of maritime disasters in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Üsküdar – A small passenger ferry sank due to heavy lodos weather in the Gulf of İzmit on 1 March. 272 passengers including seven crew died; 39 people survived. 272. 1994. Kenya. Likoni Ferry – On 29 April the overloaded passenger ferry Mtongwe One capsized and sank killing 272 people of the more than 300 aboard.

3. www.britannica.com › technology › ferryboatFerry | Definition & History | Britannica

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   May 17, 2024 · ferry, a place where passengers, freight, or vehicles are carried by boat across a river, lake, arm of the sea, or other body of water. The term applies both to the place where the crossing is made and to the boat used for the purpose.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BC_FerriesBC Ferries - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company. BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

5. www.cascobaylines.comCasco Bay Island Ferry Service - Portland, Maine

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   May 29, 2024 · Casco Bay Lines is a ferry system that provides year-round passenger, freight, postal and vehicle ferry service to the islands of Casco Bay from Portland, Maine. For over 150 years, our vessels have been transporting people from Portland to the islands of Casco Bay.

6. www.stromma.com › en-se › stockholmTimetables Cinderella Boats – Stockholm archipelago - Stromma

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   2 days ago · When: Today 31 May 2024. Download current timetables for the Cinderellabåtarna in Stockholm archipelago. Further down you also have a map where you can find the nearest departure point. Stockholm-Vaxholm-Grinda-Sandhamn, 2024. Sandhamn - Grinda - Vaxholm - Stockholm, 2024. Cinderellabåtarna departure points.

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   What does a ferry mean?

   • The term applies both to the place where the crossing is made and to the boat used for the purpose. By extension of the original meaning, ferry also denotes a short overwater flight by an airplane carrying passengers or freight or the flying of planes from one point to another as a means of delivering them.

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   What type of boat was used for ferrying?

   • At first, small boats propelled by oars or poles were the most common form of ferry. They were replaced later by large flatboats propelled by a form of long oar called a sweep. Sails were used when conditions were favourable and in some rivers the current itself provided the means of propulsion.

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   What are the different types of ferries?

   • Ferries include a wide variety of vessels, from the simplest canoes or rafts to large motor-driven ferries capable of carrying trucks and railway cars across vast expanses of water. The term is frequently used in combination with other words, as in the expressions train ferry, car ferry, and channel ferry.

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   What happened to a passenger on a BC Ferry?

   • The RCMP met the passenger upon the ferry reaching the terminal, and issued them two tickets worth $230 each. The passenger was also permanently banned from BC Ferries. The sailing was left running 44 minutes behind schedule as a result of the incident.

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8. www.ferrycroatia.com › en › split-rogacSplit to Solta ferry & Catamaran, timetable and prices

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   May 26, 2024 · Split to Solta Ferry. The ferry connection between Split and Rogac on Island Solta is operated all year round. In June and September, there are up to 5 car ferry departures and one fast ferry. In July and August, there are up to 6 daily car ferry departures and one catamaran departure.