Water taxi

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Water Taxis, Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Water bus in Cardiff
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Water taxi meets water bus in Rotterdam
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Water taxi in Potsdam/Germany
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Water taxi in Auckland
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A pair of water taxis operating on the waterfront of Boston
A yellow water taxi on the water between stone quaysides. The far bank has large buildings and in the distance is a three arch bridge.
Water bus in Bristol Harbour
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Abra in Dubai
Thames Clipper in London
New York Water Taxi

A water taxi or water bus is a commuter passenger boat used to provide public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar manner to a taxi. A boat service shuttling between two points would normally be described as a ferry rather than a water bus or taxi.

The term water taxi is usually confined to a boat operating on demand, and water bus to a boat operating on a schedule. In North American usage, the terms are roughly synonymous.

Locations

Cities and other places operating water buses and/or taxis include:

On demand water taxis are also commonly found in marinas, harbours and cottage areas, providing access to boats and waterfront properties that are not directly accessible by land.

Incidents

On March 6, 2004, a water taxi on the Seaport Taxi service operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation capsized during a storm on the Patapsco River, near Baltimore's Inner Harbor. A total of 5 passengers died in the accident, which the National Transportation Safety Board determined was caused by insufficient stability when the small pontoon-style vessel encountered strong winds and waves. The company no longer operates water taxi vessels in Baltimore harbor.[13]

See also

References

  1. "Auckland Water Taxis". destination-nz.com. http://www.destination-nz.com/category/c20-pg1/Ferries,-Water-Taxis-&-Cruises.htm. Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  2. Ed Kane's Water Taxi. See also "Ed Kane's Water Taxi". Ed Kane's Water Taxi. http://www.thewatertaxi.com. Retrieved May 13, 2009. 
  3. "City Water Taxi". http://www.citywatertaxi.com/. Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  4. http://www.deniztaksi.com.tr
  5. "New Zealand Ferries, Water Taxis & Cruises". destination-nz.com. http://www.destination-nz.com/category/c20-pg1/Ferries,-Water-Taxis-&-Cruises.htm. Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  6. "Bricktown Water Taxi". http://www.bricktownwatertaxi.com/. Retrieved October 14, 2009. 
  7. Ruter (2008-03-07). "Båt" (in Norwegian). http://ruter.no/Rutetilbud/Bat/. Retrieved 2008-07-08. 
  8. "Potsdamer Wassertaxi" (in German). http://www.potsdamer-wassertaxi.de/. Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  9. "The Channel Cat Water Taxi". http://qcchannelcat.com/. Retrieved August 22, 2009. 
  10. "Waterbus Rotterdam/Dordrecht" (in Dutch). http://waterbus.nl/. Retrieved September 9, 2007. 
  11. "Taxi Boats". Stockholm Town. http://www.stockholmtown.com/templates/page____6136.aspx?epslanguage=EN. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
  12. "Victoria Harbour Ferry". http://www.victoriaharbourferry.com/. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
  13. "Insufficient Stability Caused Passenger Vessel to Capsize". MarineLink.com. http://www.marinelink.com/Story/NTSB:++Insufficient+Stability+Caused+Passenger+Vessel+to+Capsize-202310.html. Retrieved July 26, 2007. 

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