Q&A
Vessel maintenance and operational status of NYC Ferry fleet
0:29:33
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EDC officials discuss the daily operational status and maintenance of the NYC Ferry fleet. They explain that while some vessels undergo maintenance or training on any given day, there are no long-term outages.
- Up to 27 vessels are used during peak summer service
- Maintenance and training are conducted on a rotating basis
- The fleet maintains a spare ratio to address unexpected issues
James Wong
0:29:33
On any given day, there are vessels that are under maintenance, there are vessels that are being used for training and different things.
0:29:41
There are no current sort of extended or long term outages that would prevent a vessel from being used.
Amanda Farías
0:29:46
Okay.
0:29:46
And do we happen to know how many on a daily basis are operational?
0:29:50
Maybe is it usually 2 or 3 or 5 or 7 or getting maintenance and
James Wong
0:29:55
At our peak in in the summer, we use up to 27 vessels in maximum service.
0:30:01
So at any given point, you might see 27 vessels out there.
0:30:04
This allows us to have a spare ratio.
0:30:06
So if something does happen, we are able to address that and also allows for regular maintenance and
Amanda Farías
0:30:12
Great.
0:30:13
Thank you.
0:30:13
And can you give us a total capacity of passengers that each of the vessels can carry on a daily basis?