Superferry Forced to Turn Back

Waves slam Superferry. As you remember, last year the Superferry sustained a cracked hull and the Coast Guard decreed it could not sail with waves in excess of 19 feet. Last Thursday the ferry attempted a crossing was slammed so hard that they turned back. In another video by this same passenger, you can hear the passengers screaming (more in excitement than fear) every time the ship slams down. See The Unofficial Superferry Blog for more video.

It is possible that next week's ruling on the constitutionality of the Superferry Bailout Bill will be a relief to the company which has lost money on almost every trip they've made as well as incurred heavy repair bills. Court watchers feel that the fact that the State Supreme Court agreed to hear the case indicates that there is a strong possibility that the law could be ruled unconstitutional and that the Superferry will be idled.

This would free the company to go look for military contracts and get out of it's money-losing civilian service. Superferry critics have maintained all along that the extra-large ferry and huge fuel usage has doomed the service from the beginning and that if Superferry had really intended a civilian ferry, they would have included ramps on the ship and listened to to advice to downsize it significantlly.