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Rumors are beginning to circulate in New Hampshire about a possible return of overnight ferry service between Nova Scotia and New England, a route that has been absent from the region for two decades. According to local reporting, a representative…
In November it was announced that Bay Ferries was selected to replace the Nova Star ferry. That ship was arrested last fall when they couldn’t pay pilots or the bunkers for the vessel. Bay Ferries used to operate a high-speed…
UPDATE November 8: Lost in the news of the Canadian Governments decision to bring back Bay Ferries was the news that the Nova Star got arrested. The ship was actually arrested. Boston.com has an excellent description of what actually transpired.…
Nova Star Cruises announced a short while ago that they finally found a winter route to sail their ship on. Loyal readers will recall that the Nova Star was laid up on Charleston, South Carolina for several months during last…
UPDATE TUESDAY: The Nova Star has arrived off port limits of Charleston, SC. She’s currently drifting at 2kts. I’ll keep following her and report back if she maneuvers for berthing tomorrow. The Nova Star, which during the summer, transports…
UPDATE February 2015: Corrected the original article. Canamerica Cruises are in fact not looking for outside investors in the venture. Also correct the number of passengers the Scotia Prince carried during her most successful season. I’ve always been closely…
Nova Star Cruises, the operator of the Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ferry have officially started accepting reservations. They also relaunched with an extensive website. One-way fares for the 10 hour crossing range from $79[recliner airline style seats] to $159[ocean view…
UPDATE: It will be called Nova Star. IMO number: 9462067. Its the ex-Norman Leader built in Singapore for English Channel crossings. Originally Published on: Aug 16, 2013 @ 12:48 Here’s the photos taken from their website. Still cant find a ship name…
…Quest Navigation of Maine. Quest Navigation Inc. will form a joint venture with International Shipping Partners of Miami and ST Marine of Singapore. The new firm will be called STM Quest. She will start sailing in 2014 between Portland, Maine…
Back in January I reported that the Nova Scotian government was taking bids to restart-up the Maine-Nova Scotia ferry. The government is pitching in $3 million in the form of subsidies per year for the next 7 years to the…
Back in January I reported that the Nova Scotian government was taking bids to restart-up the Maine-Nova Scotia ferry. The government is pitching in $3 million in the form of subsidies per year for the next 7 years to the…
While sailing into her berth in Harwich, England, the m/v Sirena Seaways hit the quay she was attempting to dock at. Water then began rushing into the hull of the DFDS ferry, however crew were able to ballast the ship…
This one’s just bizarre. 52 pax were rescued after the ferry, Baleno 168, lost its propeller and started taking on water. The accident took place in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines while she was enroute to Calapan Port Terminal. Initial attempts…
It is being reported that the Nova Scotian government are taking bids to relaunch the Portland, ME – Yarmouth, NS seasonal ferry service. So far only Quest Navigation of Maine and Maritime Applied Physics Corp of Baltimore, MD are known…
Estonian new outlet ERR is reporting that a two passengers witnessed a man falling overboard into the Gulf of Finland. Authorities were called and after 45 minutes, a helicopter spotted the man treading water. He was transported back to the…
While participating in an emergency life raft drill, 20 crew members suffered broken bones, burns and sprained ankles as they descended down a chute to their raft. Modern ferries have chutes like this for easily descending to water level. Finish…
The French Ferry Napoleon Bonaparte, operating for Nationale Corse Méditerranée (SNCM), was struck by a freak storm while in port. After 60mph winds snapped her mooring lines, she struck an opposite pier. Ripping open a 98 foot gash below the…
Here is the latest on the hijacked ferry in Turkey. Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım stated that the assailants are supposedly members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. Turkey has a large Kurdish population in the south who have recently attacked…
This is a devolving story….. via BBC Details are sparse but it appears between 1-5 Hijackers have taken hostage 24 people on the ferry Kartepe travelling in the Gulf of Izmit. file photo: