Everything about Water Taxi totally explained
A
water taxi or
water bus is a
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.
In North American usage, the terms
water bus and
water taxi are roughly synonymous, whilst elsewhere the term
water taxi is usually confined to a boat operating on demand, and
water bus to a boat operating on a schedule.
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.
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