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Re: 2 new Staten Island Ferry boats on order, replacing JFK, Barberi & Newhouse |
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Posted by Michael549 on Thu Sep 18 16:39:30 2014, in response to Re: 2 new Staten Island Ferry boats on order, replacing JFK, Barberi & Newhouse, posted by WillD on Thu Sep 18 08:25:08 2014. WTF is "storm resilient"?During the Nor'easter that occurred in NYC during the 1990's, ferry boats could not dock at either the Whitehall Street Ferry or the St. George Ferry terminals. Why? The water levels were very high and the gang-planks had difficulty meeting the boats, and the flag staffs on the boats scrapped the ceilings of the portal openings. A launched Staten Island ferry had to circle New York Bay for 4 hours waiting for the water levels to recede low enough to allow the ferry to dock! In the designs and reconfigurations of both the Whitehall & St. George Ferry terminals - the openings on the portals were made higher to accommodate the newer boats, and potential higher water levels. During Hurricane Sandy, the ferry terminals experienced a bit of flooding with escalators, elevators and other items damaged. Storm resilient can refer to strengthening the terminals themselves to better handle storms. Mike |
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