Tag: ferry
The stone ferry back in port after the nightmare journey at sea
The fire-ravaged Stena Scandica during the night did not quite keep the speed that had been calculated, but on Tuesday morning the ship finally docked in Nynäshamn. At lunchtime on…
A fire broke out on a car ferry in Swedish waters – the people on the drifting vessel without electricity are evacuated
The fire that broke out on the Stena Scandica running between Ventspils in Latvia and Nynäshamn in Sweden was quickly brought under control. However, the fire cut off the ship’s…
Fire on ferry in the Baltic Sea – 300 people on board
At lunchtime on Monday, a fire broke out in a refrigerated container on a car deck on board the Stena Scandica, which is located outside Gotska Sandön. The ship was…
Ferry Amsterdam-Rhine Canal will in any case sail until the end of 2022
Earlier this year, the news that the ferry might no longer sail did not sit well with residents of Stichtse Vecht. The boat is an important link for cyclists. Schoolchildren,…
Linda saves elderly woman after falling from bicycle ferry: ‘We didn’t see her anymore, I didn’t hesitate and jumped into the water’
“She stood on a ramp, but it was not positioned correctly on the ferry and it wobbled a lot. We said: get off, we’ll get the ferry to us and…
Organizations are making a new attempt to save the Nieuwer ter Aa ferry
In the letter, the Action Committee “Don’t let us swim”, Fietsersbond, Landelijk Fietsplatform, Te Voet, Vrienden van de Voetveren and Wandelnet discuss the arguments for abolition that the minister recently…
Petition to preserve the Nieuwer ter Aa ferry signed more than 5000 times: ‘I use the ferry every day’
After disproving the arguments of Rijkswaterstaat, the question arises for Van Kuyk: why does the ferry have to be taken out of service? They have been assured that it has…
Signature campaign for ferry at Nieuwer ter Aa
Action groups have started a petition to save the ferry at Nieuwer ter Aa. Rijkswaterstaat no longer considers the ferry service over the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal safe because of the increasingly…
Minister about ferry Nieuwer Ter Aa: ‘Maintaining the ferry too dangerous’
The possible cancellation of the ferry connection is causing a lot of fuss in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht. The ferry is an important link for cyclists. Schoolchildren, commuters and…
deadly fire on a ferry off the island of Corfu
In Greece, at least twelve people are missing following a major fire that affected an Italian ferry off the island of Corfu on Friday morning. A total of 278 people…