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The ferry is required by the Navigation Rules to display a dayshape and, at night, certain lights that communicate to other vessels its (right-of-way) rights on navigable waters.<ref>US Dept of Transportation, United States Coast Guard "Navigation Rules, International-Inland", COMDTINST M16672.2D, Paradise Cay Publications, Arcata, California ISBN 0-939837-49-8 |
The ferry is required by the Navigation Rules to display a dayshape and, at night, certain lights that communicate to other vessels its (right-of-way) rights on navigable waters.<ref>US Dept of Transportation, United States Coast Guard "Navigation Rules, International-Inland", COMDTINST M16672.2D, Paradise Cay Publications, Arcata, California ISBN 0-939837-49-8 |
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</ref> Because the ferry is guided by an underwater cable, and is fed electricity from an overhead cable, its ability to maneuver is restricted. Such vessels must display the dayshape for restricted maneuverability which is a ball, diamond, and ball displayed vertically in the rigging. As the Canby Ferry is permanently with restricted maneuverability, the shipbuilders mounted a metal ball-diamond-ball on a mast. Before sunrise and after sunset, and during periods of restricted visibility, the ferry must display the red over white over red array of a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver. |
</ref> Because the ferry is guided by an underwater cable, and is fed electricity from an overhead cable, its ability to maneuver is restricted. Such vessels must display the dayshape for restricted maneuverability which is a ball, diamond, and ball displayed vertically in the rigging. As the Canby Ferry is permanently with restricted maneuverability, the shipbuilders mounted a metal ball-diamond-ball on a mast. Before sunrise and after sunset, and during periods of restricted visibility, the ferry must display the red over white over red array of a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver. |
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==In Popular Culture== |
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In 2004, the "Nelson and Terry" morning radio show on 105.1 FM "The Buzz" ([[KRSK]]) introduced a re-appearing character on their show known as "The Canby Ferry", voiced by Nelson. It apparently sparked from a newspaper ad Terry read about how the ferry was currently looking for a new operator (Their selection: "Purplebeard, The Gay Pirate", another re-occurring character). The character speaks in an annoyingly high-pitched voice and is allegedly gay, judging from the many homosexual jokes it makes on the air. The Canby Ferry has appeared multiple times on the Nelson & Terry show since. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Buena Vista Ferry]] |
* [[Buena Vista Ferry]] |
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Revision as of 07:16, 2 November 2009
The Canby Ferry (aka the M.J. Lee) is a ferry in the U.S. state of Oregon that connects Canby, and Wilsonville/Stafford in Clackamas County across the Willamette River. It has been in service since 1914. It has been replaced and updated several times, most recently in 2001. It is one of three remaining ferries on the Willamette River.
The ferry has room for six cars (or 75 tons) and a toll is charged for motor vehicles, whilst pedestrians and bicyclists travel for free. A regular passenger car costs (2009 pricing) $2.00, while $12 is charged if a vehicle takes up the entire ferry. The ferry, the M.J. Lee II, is a cable ferry powered by electricity provided by overhead lines and is guided across the river by underwater cables, so the vessel is relatively unaffected by the river's currents.
The ferry is required by the Navigation Rules to display a dayshape and, at night, certain lights that communicate to other vessels its (right-of-way) rights on navigable waters.[1] Because the ferry is guided by an underwater cable, and is fed electricity from an overhead cable, its ability to maneuver is restricted. Such vessels must display the dayshape for restricted maneuverability which is a ball, diamond, and ball displayed vertically in the rigging. As the Canby Ferry is permanently with restricted maneuverability, the shipbuilders mounted a metal ball-diamond-ball on a mast. Before sunrise and after sunset, and during periods of restricted visibility, the ferry must display the red over white over red array of a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver.
In Popular Culture
In 2004, the "Nelson and Terry" morning radio show on 105.1 FM "The Buzz" (KRSK) introduced a re-appearing character on their show known as "The Canby Ferry", voiced by Nelson. It apparently sparked from a newspaper ad Terry read about how the ferry was currently looking for a new operator (Their selection: "Purplebeard, The Gay Pirate", another re-occurring character). The character speaks in an annoyingly high-pitched voice and is allegedly gay, judging from the many homosexual jokes it makes on the air. The Canby Ferry has appeared multiple times on the Nelson & Terry show since.
See also
- Buena Vista Ferry
- Wheatland Ferry
- Molalla River State Park
- Boones Ferry
- List of crossings of the Willamette River
References
- ^ US Dept of Transportation, United States Coast Guard "Navigation Rules, International-Inland", COMDTINST M16672.2D, Paradise Cay Publications, Arcata, California ISBN 0-939837-49-8
External links
- Canby Ferry information from Clackamas County Transportation Maintenance
- 1960 photo of Canby Ferry from Salem Public Library
45°18′00″N 122°41′35″W / 45.30012°N 122.69315°W
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