MV Coho
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The MV Coho is a passenger and vehicle ferry owned and operated by Black Ball Line.[1] Black Ball's only ferry, Coho carries passengers and cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailers, bicycles, etc. between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Port Angeles, Washington, United States.
Coho makes between two and four round trips from Port Angeles to Victoria daily, with each crossing taking about 90 minutes and covering Script error: No such module "convert".. The peak summer season has the most trips per day and the winter season the fewest. Passengers are not allowed to access the car deck during the journey.[2]
Construction and design
Coho was designed by Philip F. Spaulding & Associates, of Seattle and is named after the coho salmon commonly found in the United States' Pacific Northwest. Coho was the first large vessel built on the West Coast in 20 years solely with private financing. The vessel was built by Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company in Seattle, Washington and made her first sailing to Victoria, British Columbia on December 29, 1959. She was originally powered by two Cooper-Bessemer diesel engines rated at Script error: No such module "convert". each. In 2004 she was refitted with two V-12 Electro-Motive Division (EMD)12-645F7B diesels rated at Script error: No such module "convert". each. Coho has twin Script error: No such module "convert". stainless propellers with twin rudders. Her overall length is Script error: No such module "convert". with a service speed of Script error: No such module "convert".. The ship's vehicle clearance is Script error: No such module "convert". with a carrying capacity of 110 vehicles and up to 1,000 passengers.[3][4]
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Terrorist incident
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Coho made news on December 14, 1999, when Ahmed Ressam was arrested by border authorities in Port Angeles, Washington after he attempted to enter the United States via Victoria on Coho with home-made explosives and timing devices hidden in his car. He admitted he and accomplices had planned to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve, 1999.[6]
Notes
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- ↑ Bannerman, Gary, and Patricia Bannerman, The Ships of British Columbia (Surrey, BC: Hancock House, 1985), 54.
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External links
- MV Coho at Black Ball Ferry Line (official site)
- M/V Coho underway
- Designer, builder and owner of M/V Coho on her bridge during sea trials, 1959
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