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Cross Sound Ferry

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of Long Island. A local ordinance passed by the Town of East Hampton in 1997 prohibits vehicle ferry service within the Town's borders and places limits on the speeds of both passenger vessels and road vehicles. Cross Sound Ferry filed a lawsuit against the town in 2004 to overturn the ruling, which
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while he was asleep behind the wheel after crew members neglected to place wheel chocks behind the back wheels of Zuber's semi-truck. No criminal charges were filed against Cross Sound Ferry or any of its employees, but Zuber's family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the ferry company,
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in the process. In an attempt to verify this, the Town of Southold commissioned a corridor study in 2007. However, the results of the study found that "the section of in the vicinity of the Cross Sound Ferry currently operates with a Vehicle to Capacity (v/c) ratio of .18. This means that the
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destinations. This circuitous route could, at the extreme, add as many as 200 miles (320 km) to a trip between Long Island and New London, points north, or points east. In addition to the saving in mileage, use of Cross Sound avoids heavy urban traffic in New York City and on
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passenger-only ferry, and two additional ferries cruises and charters. Vessels are retrofitted at Cross Sound's sister company, Thames Shipyard and Repair. Block Island Ferry Services has one vessel, serviced at the same shipyard.
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roadway is currently running at 18% of its total capacity. This also means that the roadway can handle approximately five times the current traffic."
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Cross Sound Ferry operates year-round with up to 32 daily departures with the lone exception of no service on December 25, Christmas Day.
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alleging negligence. The two sides agreed to an out-of-court settlement for $ 3.2 million in 2008, some six years after the accident.
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On November 19, 2002, semi-truck driver Michael Zuber was killed by drowning after his semi-truck rolled off the back deck of the
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The Block Island Express, a high-speed passenger ferry service, operates out of the same New London ferry terminal and services
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Local officials on Long Island's North Fork have criticized Cross Sound Ferry for causing increased vehicle traffic on
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The three companies, as well as the Thames Towboat Company, are owned by John P. Wronowski and son, Adam Wronowski.
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at various locations, none have ever come to fruition. Therefore, Long Island motorists located east of the
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The ferry serves over one million passengers annually, about half of whom live on Long Island.
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Built by Thames Shipyard (New London), first new-build vessel of the Cross Sound Ferry
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Cross Sound Ferry previously attempted to establish service between New London and
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Largest vessel of the fleet, built 1989 by Eastern Marine Shipyard (
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until she was sold to Cross Sound Ferry in 2003 and was renamed
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Built in 1983 by Offshore Shipbuilding in Palatka Florida as
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Cross Sound Ferry Services owns a fleet of seven traditional
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North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division
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Operated by Block Island Ferry Services, built in 1990 as
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heading toward Connecticut must first drive west into
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Transportation Research Board. p. 25. 1266:Guidelines for Ferry Transportation Services 1221:"New Ferry Added to Cross Sound Ferry Fleet" 1086:"Ferries find new life on Long Island Sound" 1423:Schneider Engineering (February 13, 2007). 1048: 1046: 1044: 1524:Transportation in Suffolk County, New York 462: 194: 174: 1446:– via Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder. 1079: 1077: 1075: 354:, cross one of the three city bridges to 344:proposals to bridge the Long Island Sound 1534:1975 establishments in the United States 1323: 1321: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1154: 1152: 999:, primarily used for lighthouse cruises 1150: 1148: 1146: 1144: 1142: 1140: 1138: 1136: 1134: 1132: 1040: 495: 465: 176: 1189:Dodd, Christopher (October 30, 1997). 20: 843:Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry 7: 742:Built by Nichols Brothers Shipyard ( 537:), formerly used for service in the 1279:Rather, John (September 12, 2004). 1084:Gauvin, Brian (November 24, 2008). 1438:Florin, Karen (February 2, 2008). 1372:Benson, Judy (December 22, 2010). 332:Thames Shipyard and Repair Company 14: 58:John P. Wronowski, Adam Wronowski 1219:Finn, Lisa (September 3, 2016). 758: 711: 670: 620:Delaware River and Bay Authority 533:Built in 1972 by Blount Marine ( 391: 377: 342:Though there have been multiple 303:is a passenger and road vehicle 257: 232: 225: 206: 31: 997:Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises 358:, and then drive east to reach 233: 1053:Gauvin, Brian (May 27, 2016). 792:Northumberland Ferries Limited 258: 226: 207: 1: 939:Built by New Bern Shipyard ( 365:Interstate 95 in Connecticut 1514:Ferries of New York (state) 161:Block Island Ferry Services 1550: 1264:Bruzzone, Anthony (2012). 987:Built by Austal Shipyard ( 417:was eventually dismissed. 324:Cross Sound Ferry Services 307:service operating between 159:Cross Sound Ferry Services 1308:"CSF - Cross Sound Ferry" 1006:Controversy and Incidents 453:vehicle-passenger ferries 384:New London ferry terminal 266: 248: 241: 219: 215: 197: 173: 30: 947:, acquired in 2015 from 746:), formerly operated in 71:Southeastern Connecticut 1403:shipbuildinghistory.com 1312:www.longislandferry.com 1012:New York State Route 25 309:New London, Connecticut 109:New London, Connecticut 1509:Ferries of Connecticut 1331:. 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Index

MV John H offloading at Orient Point
Orient Point
Long Island North Fork
Southeastern Connecticut
Block Island
Long Island Sound
Block Island Sound
Ferry
New London, Connecticut
www.longislandferry.com
www.goblockisland.com
New London
Block Island
Orient
ferry
New London, Connecticut
Orient, New York
Long Island
proposals to bridge the Long Island Sound
Throgs Neck Bridge
Queens
the Bronx
New England
Interstate 95 in Connecticut


East Hampton
South Fork
Block Island
New Shoreham

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