New York Harbor will soon see a green revolution to its waterborne transportation. No, not by any man this time, no NGO, no human movement, it’s a state-of-the-art ‘green’ ferry.
It will ply the waters along the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island fleet with its solar and wind powered hybrid electric ferry. The environment-friendly ferry is rightly named Miss Statue of Liberty.
The sail of the hybrid vessel is embedded with solar panels, thus can collect energy from both the sun and wind. The boat will just not emit fumes, but will also not produce any noise or vibration, thus, providing a relief to the marine life living just beneath its ferrying route.
Thanks to Circle Line – the company providing ferry service to the statue of liberty — for unveiling this environment-friendly state-of-the-art.
JB Meyer , President and CEO of Circle Line – Statue of Liberty Ferry, Inc. said,
This is the first vessel of its kind and represents the very latest in environmental and nautical technology. Miss Statue of Liberty will quite simply revolutionize how we move on water. With its exceptional comfort for passengers, and the fact that it emits zero emissions while docking, it will change the nature of transportation in New York’s harbor forever.
The vessel seems to be just the waterways counterpart of the hybrid car, which can be plugged in and its batteries can be recharged over night.
