Water taxi

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Water Bus on Tigre, Buenos Aires
Water Taxis, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Water bus in Cardiff
Water taxi meets water bus in Rotterdam
Water bus in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Water taxi in Potsdam/Germany
Water taxi in Auckland
A pair of water taxis operating on the waterfront of Boston
A water taxi operating on the waterfront in Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz.
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
Abra in Dubai
Thames Clipper in London
New York Water Taxi
Tokyo Water bus

A water taxi or water bus, also known as a commuter boat, is a watercraft 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.

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Locations[edit]

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[edit]

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.[18]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Auckland Water Taxis". destination-nz.com. Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  2. ^ Ed Kane's Water Taxi. See also "Ed Kane's Water Taxi". Ed Kane's Water Taxi. Retrieved May 13, 2009. 
  3. ^ Le Bateau de la CUB (in French)
  4. ^ "City Water Taxi". Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  5. ^ http://www.deniztaksi.com.tr
  6. ^ Water transport of Moscow (in Russian)
  7. ^ "New Zealand Ferries, Water Taxis & Cruises". destination-nz.com. Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  8. ^ "Bricktown Water Taxi". Retrieved October 14, 2009. 
  9. ^ Ruter (2008-03-07). "Båt" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-08. 
  10. ^ "Potsdamer Wassertaxi" (in German). Retrieved July 1, 2008. 
  11. ^ "The Channel Cat Water Taxi". Retrieved August 22, 2009. 
  12. ^ "Waterbus Rotterdam/Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Retrieved September 9, 2007. 
  13. ^ Water transport of Saint-Petersburg (in Russian)
  14. ^ "Han River Water Taxi". Retrieved April 6, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Local boat transport". Stockholm Visitors Board. Retrieved 2012-07-24. 
  16. ^ Veetakso
  17. ^ "Victoria Harbour Ferry". Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
  18. ^ "Insufficient Stability Caused Passenger Vessel to Capsize". MarineLink.com. Retrieved July 26, 2007. 

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