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How Safe Are Ferries?

In 2003, a ferry in New York City struckare controversial in some areas,
a pier in Staten Island, killing elevenespecially in ferry systems already
and injuring more than seventy. Incrowded, where the additional security
2005, a ferry in British Columbia missedis seen as a hassle and time-suck. In
the dock and crashed into small boats inthe past few years, the US Coast Guard
the marina. And more recently, a ferryhas struggled with balancing the demands
in the Red Sea sank, claiming the livesfor both safety and time and staff
of over one thousand passengers. Just aefficiency. The new anti-terrorism
few days previous to that disaster, aregulations will have the highest impact
ferry in Indonesia sank, killing dozens.on large US and European ferry systems.
All of these tragedies beg theWhile the new regulations represent a
question: how safe are ferries?hassle in developed countries, ferry
Ferries are popular with tourists,regulation in developing nations would
considering them a scenic break frombe a welcome relief. Ferry systems in
crowded highways, but should you entrustdeveloping nations suffer continually
yourself and your family to a ferry?from problems such as understaffing,
Ferries in developed countries are,severe overcrowding, aging vessels, and
relatively speaking, safe - in fact, ina lack of regulatory standards. As a
the US traveling by ferry is far saferresult, it is not unusual to see repeat
than traveling by car. In the US,accidents in the same rivers and ports,
ferries operate in forty States, and inwith the same ferry operators. The two
2002 ridership exceeded one million inworst places to catch a ferry are
several large US cities (includingSomalia and Bangladesh, where ferry
Seattle, New York City, San Francisco,accidents are routine. In Bangladesh,
and Boston). Seattle, which has theroughly 1,000 people die in ferry
largest US ferry system, seesaccidents every year. The International
approximately 26 million passengers eachMaritime Organization (IMO) has begun a
year. All the ferries all operate underten-year plan to reduce the number of
specific procedures and safety standardsferry fatalities, but when this will
laid out by state and federalrealistically begin to have an effect on
authorities, some of which have beenthe ferry systems of developing nations
updated since the 2003 crash in Newremains a question.
York.In summary, if you are considering
But ferries in Europe and the US have atraveling by ferry as part of your
new burden to consider, as well:upcoming vacation, you would do well to
terrorism. Since September 11, allconsider where your travel will be: In
modes of mass transit are coming underthe US, Canada, and Europe, you can take
intense scrutiny by governmentalcomfort on the fact that you are safer
organizations, and this includesin a ferry than you are in a car and
ferries. Often times operating with theeven some planes. But if you are
same number of staff, ferries are beingtraveling in a developing nation, either
required to check and re-check bothdo your homework carefully, or stay away
passengers and their vehicles forfrom the ferry systems altogether.
anything suspicious. These new tasks



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