Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
MV Island Home is a ferry built by VT Halter Marine in 2005 for the Steamship Authority. She replaced the MV Islander on the Authority's route between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven . [ 1 ] She has been serving the Woods Hole–Martha's Vineyard route since her maiden voyage on March 5, 2007.
The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, doing business as The Steamship Authority (SSA), is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well an operator of ferry services between the mainland and the islands.
The journey time is approximately one hour. The company also operates seasonal inter-island trips between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. All of Hy-Line Cruises ferry services are passenger only (although bicycles are carried for a small fee) due to the legal monopoly held on vehicle ferry service that is held by the Steamship Authority. [8]
MV Woods Hole is a passenger and vehicle ferry operated by the Steamship Authority.. The Authority awarded the vessel's $40.4 million [2] construction contract to Conrad Shipyard, located in Morgan City, Louisiana, in December 2014. [1]
My family took a ferry across Lake Michigan to avoid driving through Chicago. We brought our car with us, but next time, we'll rent a car at the port. We spent $374 to take a ferry across Lake ...
The MV Governor is a passenger ferry that operates in Massachusetts. She was formerly the MV Crown City between 1954 and 1970, and the MV Kulshan between 1970 and 1982. Currently operated by the Steamship Authority, she was built in 1954 to operate the ferry service from San Diego to Coronado, California.
Monohansett returned to service as a Martha's Vineyard ferry in June 1865. [4] In the summer of 1874, now-President Grant used the Monohansett to visit Martha's Vineyard, arriving in Cottage City (now Oak Bluffs). [1] Monohansett was first commanded by Captain Benjamin C. Cromwell, her designer, and during the American Civil War by Hiram ...
Martha’s Vineyard is in the news — and this time it has nothing to do with a celebrity vacationing on the island. A group of migrants were flown to the island Wednesday. Florida Gov. Ron ...