Tag: ferry
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…
Last minute: Fearful moments on the ferry! Everything happened suddenly
Last minute… Due to the “Ylenia” storm, which is effective in the north of Germany, the windows of the ferry while cruising the Elbe River exploded like a bomb. The…
Province says unanimously: ferry must stay at Nieuwer ter Aa
NEWER TER AA – The province of Utrecht wants the ferry at Nieuwer ter Aa to be preserved. Or that there will at least be a reasonable alternative. The decision…