ferry: Quick Facts

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Extra ferry services put on ahead of strong winds • Oct. 19, 2026, 1:42 PM ET (BBC)

This electric hydrofoil boat could be the ferry of the future • Oct. 17, 2026, 7:46 AM ET (CBS)

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A Washington state ferry with green and white colors crosses Puget Sound, with Seattle's industrial port and large cranes visible in the background.

A ferry boat with passengers travels on the Sumida River in Tokyo, with cherry blossom trees and city buildings lining the opposite riverbank.

Gustave Doré; Dante

Ketchikan, Alaska: Ferry

Le Palais harbour

Kaziranga National Park

San Juan Islands

Walk through Central Park and the Garment District and hop a ferry past the Statue of Liberty in New York City

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