A water taxi or a water bus is a watercraft used to provide public or private transport, usually, but not always, in an urban environment.[1] 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.
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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.
The earliest water taxi service was recorded as operating around the area that became Manchester, England.[citation needed]
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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.
Incidentsedit
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 five 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.[25]
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A water taxi or a water bus is a watercraft used to provide public or private transport usually but not always in an urban environment 1 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 Royal Daffodil ship in Liverpool Mersey FerryWater Bus in Tigre Buenos AiresWater taxis parked at Labadie Beach HaitiWater Taxis Cowes Isle of WightWater bus in CardiffWater taxi meets water bus in RotterdamWater bus in Bydgoszcz PolandWater taxi in AucklandA pair of water taxis operating on the waterfront of BostonA water taxi operating on the waterfront in Puerto Ayora Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz Water bus in Bristol HarbourAbra in DubaiNew York Water TaxiTokyo Water busThe 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 The earliest water taxi service was recorded as operating around the area that became Manchester England citation needed Contents 1 Locations 2 Incidents 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocations editCities and other places operating water buses and or taxis include Alapuzha Water Taxi 2 3 Alexandria Virginia Amsterdam Annapolis Maryland Antwerp Auckland 4 Bahrain Baltimore Baltimore Water Taxi 5 Bangkok Chao Phraya Express Boat Khlong Saen Saep boat service Berlin see de Fahrverkehr in Berlin Bordeaux Boats BatCub 6 Boston 7 Bremen Brisbane CityCat CityFerry Bristol Bristol Ferry Boats Brussels Brunei Bucharest Budapest Buenos Aires Tigre Bydgoszcz Poland Cardiff Cardiff Waterbus Cap Haitien Haiti at Labadee beach Cape Town Caye Caulker Charleston 8 Chicago Copenhagen Copenhagen Harbour Buses Davao City Davao water taxi service Dhaka Buriganga River water bus Hatirjheel water taxi Dubai Abras RTA water taxis recently introduced Erie Pennsylvania Presque Isle Water Taxi Fort Lauderdale Galapagos Islands Gdansk Geneva Mouettes Genevoises Gothenburg Alvsnabben ferry Paddan 9 Guangzhou China Halifax Regional Municipality Hamburg HADAG Helsinki Hertford Ho Chi Minh City Saigon Waterbus Hong Kong Cheung Chau Chi Ma Wan Peng Chau Silvermine Bay Sun Ferry Sha Lo Wan Tai O Tuen Mun Tung Chung Urmston Road Hong Kong Istanbul 10 Jacksonville Florida Jacksonville Water Taxi Karachi Kobe Kochi Kragero and surrounding area Norway Kristiansund Norway Lake Ozark Missouri 11 Laughlin Nevada and Bullhead City Arizona Leeds Lisbon Transtejo amp Soflusa London London River Services Uber Boat by Thames Clippers Long Beach California Long Beach Transit Malta Dghajsa Manila Pasig River Ferry Service Moscow River tram citation needed Mumbai Catamarans and ferries Nantes Navibus National Harbor Maryland New York City Liberty Water Taxi New York Water Taxi NYC Ferry New Orleans Baton Rouge Louisiana Mississippi River from mouth to Baton Rouge Louisiana Belle Chasse Marine Port Ship Service Crescent Ship Service and Weber Marine New Zealand 12 Niigata Nur Sultan Oklahoma City 13 Orlando Florida Osaka Osaka Suijō Bus Oslo NBDS Oslo Fergene 14 Panama Paris Batobus Vogueo Potsdam Germany 15 Quad Cities Illinois Iowa 16 Rotterdam Dordrecht 17 Sacramento San Francisco SF Water TaxiSan Martin de los Andes 18 Saint Petersburg Aquabus citation needed Seattle King County Water Taxi Seoul 19 Shizuoka Singapore Singapore River Spalding River Welland Stockholm 20 Sydney Tallinn 21 Tampa 22 Timișoara Tokyo Tokyo Cruise Ship Tokyo Mizube Line Toronto Toronto water taxis Trinidad Water Taxi Service Port of Spain to San Fernando service implemented in December 2008 Plymouth Trogir Pittsburgh Portland Maine Salmaris Water Taxi Trogir Victoria British Columbia Victoria Harbour 23 Walt Disney World 24 Vancouver The Aquabus Coastal Link Ferries English Bay Launch False Creek Ferries Granville Island Water Taxi Services defunct SeaBus Venice Gondola Vaporetto Wellington Ferries in Wellington Winnipeg Xochimilco Mexico City Chalupa Yokohama Keihin Ferry Boat The Port Service nbsp Water taxi in San Martin de los Andes nbsp Water taxi near the train station Grand Canal Venice nbsp Vaporetto and bus stops in VeniceOn 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 editOn 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 five 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 25 See also editDuffy Herreshoff watertaxi Ferry including hydrofoil catamaran and hovercraft Klotok Moskvitch class motorship Soviet water tramway Pleasure barge Rower woman Ship s tenderReferences edit Water Taxi noun Webster s Dictionary Merriam Webster 2021 Retrieved 16 Feb 2021 Outlook India October 23 2020 Water Taxi Launched in Kerala Backwaters OutlookIndia Now enjoy first ever water taxi service in Kerala backwaters LiveMint October 18 2020 Auckland Water Taxis destination nz com Retrieved July 1 2008 Ed Kane s Water Taxi Ed Kane s Water Taxi Retrieved May 13 2009 Boats BatCub Retrieved 21 July 2022 City Water Taxi Retrieved July 1 2008 Charleston Water Taxi Charleston Water Taxi Retrieved 28 June 2018 Hop On Hop Off by Paddan Stromma Turism amp Sjofart Retrieved 11 April 2014 Deniz Taksi 0850 222 44 98 Sea Taxi Istanbul 0850 222 44 98 www deniztaksi com tr Archived from the original on 21 November 2012 Retrieved 10 April 2018 Water Excursions Charters Water Taxi Lake of the Ozarks Convention amp Visitor Bureau 2012 Retrieved January 20 2014 New Zealand Ferries Water Taxis amp Cruises destination nz com Retrieved July 1 2008 Bricktown Water Taxi Retrieved October 14 2009 Ruter 2008 03 07 Bat in Norwegian Archived from the original on 2011 02 10 Retrieved 2008 07 08 Potsdamer Wassertaxi in German Retrieved July 1 2008 The Channel Cat Water Taxi Archived from the original on February 4 2011 Retrieved August 22 2009 Waterbus Rotterdam Dordrecht in Dutch Retrieved September 9 2007 Mari Mari en el Lago Lacar in Spanish Han River Water Taxi Archived from the original on July 30 2012 Retrieved April 6 2010 Local boat transport Stockholm Visitors Board Retrieved 2012 07 24 Purjetamine Tallinna Lahel Sailing ee Naissaar Parnu ja muu Sailing ee Retrieved 10 April 2018 http www2 tbo com content 2008 nov 14 na tampa river taxi prepares to sail news breaking dead link Victoria Harbour Ferry Retrieved 2010 01 31 Water Transportation Walt Disney World Retrieved 11 April 2014 Insufficient Stability Caused Passenger Vessel to Capsize MarineLink com Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved July 26 2007 External links edit nbsp Media related to Water taxis at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Water taxi amp oldid 1181319374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
