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๐บ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ธAn inter-island ferry route from Picton to Clifford Bay has been an idea for almost a century
No brainer. Let's do it.
New Interislander ferries to be diesel hybrids, more manoeuvrable - ferry company tells MPs
I note the following:
<<The total project was estimated to cost $1.86 billion, and unable to surpass $2b.
Whether that is lower than what the final sum for iRex - including the break fee and the costs of cancelling the previous project - remains unclear because the estimated final cost of iReX remains disputed.>>
and:
<<Works on the portside infrastructure were already under way in Wellington, and would begin in Picton with demolitions in about a week.>>
Looking for the cost blowout figure now!
New Cook Strait ferry due in Wellington
<<Bluebridge said the Livia would sail into Wellington harbour escorted by tugs.
It invited the public to view the arrival from Oriental Bay where it would be handing out coffee in a Bluebridge keep cup, chocolate fish and a chance to win a return trip on the ship.>>
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565734/new-cook-strait-ferry-due-in-wellington
NZDF eyes patrol ship to replace sunken Manawanui
Maybe we need to sink a ferry and then we can get a replacement. ๐
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/531822/nzdf-eyes-patrol-ship-to-replace-sunken-manawanui
Breaking: Ferry crosses the Cook Strait without crashing into anything
I am still laughing 10 minutes later
Bluebridge ferry loses power, drifts in Cook Strait
I am beginning to wonder if sabotage is involved. ๐ค
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528487/bluebridge-ferry-loses-power-drifts-in-cook-strait
StrypeyEvery time I travel to Te Wai Pounamu I ask myself; why, oh why, are there no ferries from Wellington to Nelson?