6960 x 3808 px | 58,9 x 32,2 cm | 23,2 x 12,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
9 ottobre 2022
Ubicazione:
New York Harbor, USA
Altre informazioni:
The "Barberi class" consists of MV Andrew J. Barberi and MV Samuel I. Newhouse, which were built in 1981 and 1982, respectively. Each boat has a crew of 15, can carry 6, 000 passengers but no cars, is 310 feet (94 m) long and 69 feet 10 inches (21.29 m) wide, with a draft of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m), of 3, 335 gross tons, with a service speed of 16 knots (30 km/h), and engines capable of 8, 000 horsepower (6.0 MW). These ships were built at the Equitable Shipyard in New Orleans, at a cost of $16.5 million each. At the time of construction, the ships' capacity was the largest of any licensed ferry in the world.. The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats making the trip in about 25 minutes. The ferry operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with boats leaving every 15 to 20 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes at other times. It is the only direct mass-transit connection between the two boroughs. With 9, 952, 600 riders in 2021, the Staten Island Ferry is the busiest ferry route in the United States and the world's busiest passenger-only ferry system.
