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Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) is a river cruise operator based in Cologne, Germany. The company operates a total of 14 cruise ships on the Rhine, Main and Moselle rivers. The famous KD steamer line operated on the Rhine with steamers and tourist boats. The Lorelei rock was a famed day outing for pleasure seekers.
The concept of local waterborn public transport is known as water taxi in English-speaking countries, vaporetto in Venice, water/river tramway in former Soviet Union and Poland (although sightseeing boats can be called water tramways too). Local waterborne public transport is similar to ferry.
BTR International River Cruises: Loenen: ENI 02312870: originally, the tugboat Jean Millot, rebuilt into a river cruise ship 1976: Britannia: 1969: 110.0 m (361 ft) 184: Nicko Tours: Basel: ENI 07001701: damaged on the IJssel River on June 21, 2014 [citation needed] Bulgariya: 1955: 80.22 m (263 ft) 180: Briz (sub), AgroRechTur: Rossiya / 785 ...
English: With the American flag flying over his head, Motor Machinist’s Mate Robert Mooty, USN, ferries troops across the Rhine River at Oberwesel, Germany, March 1945 (National Archives and Records Administration, Still Pictures Division, College Park, MD, Record Group 119A, SC 204664).
The third ferry operated on a trial basis until November 2014 but returned from March 30, 2015, due to the large number of cyclists. The ferry has been in service ever since, except for a few weeks around and after New Year's Eve when planned maintenance takes place on the ferries so that one ferry less is available.
Nearly 8,000 men crossed the Rhine in the first 24 hours after the bridge's capture. [101] The first ten LCVPs of Boat Unit 1 were launched on the Rhine on 11 March and established a ferry service. The LCMs were not deployed, as the First Army staff considered that the bridge made them unnecessary.
Rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany but most of the river remains too shallow for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders said on Wednesday, following a bout of dry ...
The Lytton Ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada, is a reaction ferry using an overhead cable and traveller, visible in the upper right corner. At one time over 30 reaction ferries crossed the rivers of British Columbia , primarily the Fraser River and the Thompson River .