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Isn't it a bit anglocentric to claim that 'the most notable ferry route' is the one from England to France? What's so notable about it?
This page describes a Ferry as a Boat or a Ship. The shipping industry does refer to ferries as ships.. ever. A fishing BOAT is never called a ship either.
- The large ferries are ships.Egil 12:03, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] First
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has a continously operating ferry service connecting it to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on the other side of Halifax Harbour which was started in 1752 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth%2C_Nova_Scotia )
This ^ page doesn't say it is the oldest in the world, just that it's the oldest in North America. But still...that's obviously older than the Sundbåt (1876) listed here. I think it should be changed to say Halifax's is oldest until an older one than 1752 can be found??? Mícheál 02:23, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
- The first ferry in NA was was most likely an Indian with a canoe. --Gbleem 02:18, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
I came in to make the case for the Woodland Ferry in operation since 1793, but it seems to be trumped by the Halifax Ferry. Looking at the Delawar Historical archives[1], it seems that Ferry Service was running @ that site since 1740, but I'm not sure if service has been continuous.Carnifex 17:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Shortest
- The Svelvik ferry connection is 140 meters.
- The Lille Herbern ferry is probably 40 meters
- The Woodland Ferry spans the Nanticoke River at a distance of 118 meters, and operates year round. Carnifex 17:53, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
Why only on short-distance? On rivers yes, but there must be plenty of sea ferry routes which are anything but. Sorry to be anglocentric, but the North Sea springs to mind. What's the longest ferry route? It's probably in the 3rd world, but the longest in Europe must be Denmark to Iceland which takes something like 4 days (with stops on the way).--JBellis 19:42, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
What about ferries across rivers, or canals, eg all the crossings over the Grand Canal in Venice? They must be pretty short!
[edit] List of ferry operators
This list would be more suitable for a article in its own right as it is clearly an incomplete list with much room for expansion. Does anyone object?--JBellis 20:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
- (Speaking just for me...) Not me. Atlant 23:55, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
- I removed the list of 30 external links to ferry companies around the world; that info is already duplicated in List of ferry operators. --NormanEinstein 14:32, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ferry Disasters
Shouldn't there be a list of ferry disasters here (or at least some discussion of them). Sorry, I'm too much of a rookie to work out how/what to do myself. Jaegen 20:47, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
--The Herald_of_Free_Enterprise disaster (see list of related disasters at the base of the page) is a disaster unique to RORO ferries (Bow door failure) and would make a good starting point. Due to the 'drive on' nature of vehicle ferries there is more risk from fire (lots of uncheked vehicles with fuel etc.) I can't find an artical on ship safety, which would be a useful adition.
A list of ferry disasters would be a big (I'm talking big here!) list. I wouldn't be a bad idea though, if I knew a few more disasters I could start an article about it, although I would never get around to it --Legolost 14:41 13th July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Definition
Regular passenger service? Does that mean cruise ships are ferries? --Gbleem 02:15, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
