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Re: Yankees Parade = Staten Island Transit Disaster |
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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Nov 9 14:55:57 2009, in response to Re: Yankees Parade = Staten Island Transit Disaster, posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Nov 9 08:17:42 2009. I had read in the Staten Island Advance or something similar some time ago and I can not put a date to it, or find it again. In any case it was said that one of the Austen class ferries (and there are only 2) is often in service and that the other is often used for spare parts to allow the other boat to run, or out of service. That may have been true at the time it was reported.There may also have been budget increases and maintenance upgrades, modifications, supplements, part orders, etc. - that have rendered both boats serviceable and usable NOW. Capable for transporting riders. In any case, it is a very rare day or time when BOTH boats are in passenger service at the same time. This kind of observation may lead one to think that the other boat is "out of service" - which may not indeed be the case, if one means "in need of repair", rather than "it is not scheduled for service but capable of transporting passengers". Again, usually the practice is that one of those boats is transporting riders during the midnight hours. Often, but not always when those boats run. It is rare, but not impossible for such boats to be used during the day times. I hope this clears up the confusion. Mike |
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