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MV Wolfe Islander IV is a zero emission ferry serving between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island in the Great Lakes. It replaces the ferry MV Wolfe Islander III and brings 50% more capacity. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Wolfe Islander IV was constructed alongside another ferry, Amherst Islander II , using the same zero emission technology and which will serve ...
On 7 July 2002, Nottingham ran aground on the submerged but well-charted Wolf Rock near Lord Howe Island, 370 miles (600 km) off the coast of Australia causing £26 million worth of damage. [3] A 160-foot (49 m) hole was torn down the side of the vessel from bow to bridge, flooding five of her compartments and nearly causing her to sink.
Wolfe Islander III is the ferry currently serving between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island. She can hold approximately 55 cars, and is end-loading. The length of the car deck is 61 metres (200 feet). The vehicle height restriction is 4.4 m (14 feet, 5 inches). As it is the only public access to Wolfe Island, the vessel operates as a free ferry.
A Wellsville man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and other charges in connection with a deadly ATV crash in July. Amity-based New York State Police Thursday arrested Jesse M. Bestine ...
A 14-year-old boy was killed in a boating accident on Tuesday morning after he became tangled with the propeller.
The crash happened at 7:54 p.m. local time, according to a post by the Houston Fire Department on X, formerly known as Twitter. All four people onboard the craft were killed, said Diaz. The FAA ...
Ships lost in the area are said to number at least 100, including the vessels Bavaria (1889), George A. Marsh (1917), Eliza Quinlan (1883) and Star of Suez (1964). [2] The term "Marysburgh Vortex" was coined by Toronto writer Hugh F. Cochrane in his 1980 book Gateway To Oblivion in which he proposed "an unknown invisible vortex of forces" as the cause of the maritime disasters, however ...
Wolfe Islander II was a ferry that served between Kingston, Ontario and Wolfe Island, Canada, between 1946 and 1975, when she was replaced by the Wolfe Islander III. Originally named Ottawa Maybrook , she was built in Collingwood, Ontario to be included in an economic aid package to China in 1946.