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The Currents in Belle Isle Strait, the Northern Entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, No. 1-2, January–April, 1920. Philadelphia: The Society, 1920. Jeffers, George W. Observations on the Cod-Fishery in the Strait of Belle Isle. Toronto: Biological Board of Canada, 1931.
On 13 April 2017, Apollo became stuck in ice in the Strait of Belle Isle near Blanc-Sablon, Quebec for nearly 30 hours with 70 passengers on board. The Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Henry Larsen was sent to aid the ferry and escorted Apollo to port once it was free of the ice.
Looking across the Strait of Belle Isle in moonlight from Green Island Brook March 24, 2005. From left to right Point Amour Lighthouse, L'Anse-au-Loup and Capstan Island. The feasibility study into a Newfoundland–Labrador fixed link, resulting from the 2003 election promise by newly elected premier Danny Williams, was released in 2004.
The ferry's abbreviated winter schedule wouldn't normally start until Dec. 31 or Jan. 2, but is in effect now. Lake Champlain Transportation of Burlington operates the Essex-Charlotte ferry, as ...
Grand Isle, Vermont to Plattsburgh, New York at Cumberland Head All runs employ at least two double-ended diesel ferries, making the crossings in opposite directions. All ferries are capable of carrying large trucks as well as cars, bicycles, and foot passengers and are of a roll-on, roll-off design (although they can operate single-ended in ...
St. Barbe Ferry Road (Route 430-50 north) – St. Barbe Ferry Terminal: Ferry connection to Blanc-Sablon, QC (and Labrador) and Route 510 362: 225: Route 432 west – Main Brook. St. Anthony Airport: Eastern terminus of Route 432; access road into airport: 391: 243: Route 435 north – Cook's Harbour: Southern terminus of Route 435: 403: 250
The ferry service's main goal is to make up for the 425 km (264 mi) gap in Route 138, which remains unbuilt between Kegashka and Old Fort (in Bonne-Espérance). Blanc-Sablon is also the northern terminus of a ferry service across the Strait of Belle Isle to the island of Newfoundland, mainly serving as a connection with nearby Labrador. [24]
The Federal Government purchased the Norwegian ferry MV Fanafjord (built 2008) in 2023, and in 2028 a brand new ferry is expected to be delivered. The replacement ferry arrived in Pictou, Nova Scotia on January 26, 2025 and now bears the name MV Northumberland. [4] [5] Fares are paid only when exiting Prince Edward Island.