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Sombra–Marine City (Bluewater) Ferry

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On January 11, 2018, ice floe damage to the ferry's causeway caused the service to cease all operations. Repairs, estimated to cost four million dollars, were never completed due to cost.
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In July, 2013 the ferry was charging a toll of $ 7.00 (CAN or US) for an automobile. The first departure from Sombra was 6:40 AM, and from Marine City was 7:00 AM.
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The two ferry boats were sold in July 2020. A $ 6 million lawsuit against the Canadian government, filed in April 2019, remained pending at that time.
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A proposed sale of the business fell through in 2019 as the US government was unwilling to commit to reopening the border station at Marine City.
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Occasionally during the winter months the ferry was temporarily unable to operate because of heavy ice buildup on one shore or the other.
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was larger and could carry 12 car-equivalents or two semi-trailer trucks, while the
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Vehicles accessed the ferry from Lambton County Road 33/
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Index

St. Clair River
Sombra, Ontario
Marine City, Michigan
St. Clair Parkway
Highway 40
Highway M-29
Ontario
Michigan
"Bluewater Ferry Causeway Extensively Damaged By Ice"
CHOK
"Shifting ice from icebreaker crushes ferry causeway south of Sarnia, threatening family business"
CBC News
"MP Expects Federal Funds for Ferry (Gallery)"
"Reinstating Customs in Marine City may be a challenge for Bluewater Ferry"
The Times Herald
"Ontario ferry company suing government, coast guard after causeway destroyed"
"Popular family-run Sombra ferry sold over two years after causeway damaged by ice"
Sarnia Observer
Bluewater Ferry
St. Clair River
St. Clair Tunnel
Walpole–Algonac Ferry
42°42′44″N 82°29′01″W / 42.7123°N 82.4835°W / 42.7123; -82.4835
Categories
Ferries of Michigan
Ferries of Ontario
St. Clair River
Transportation in St. Clair County, Michigan
Transport in Lambton County
Canada–United States border crossings

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