US: Continued Ice in Hudson River Keeps NYC Ferry Service Suspended

Ice continued to build up in the Hudson River and nearby waterways as a deep freeze grips the Northeast. Consequently, NYC Ferry service remained suspended across all routes on Thursday, January 29.

US: Ice Floes Cover NYC Rivers After Snowstorm 2

Ice floes were seen floating on the Hudson and East rivers in New York on Tuesday, January 27, following a winter snowstorm that forced NYC Ferry service to be suspended.

US: Ice Floes Cover NYC Rivers After Snowstorm 3

Ice floes were seen drifting along the Hudson and East rivers in New York on Tuesday, January 27, following a winter snowstorm that forced the suspension of NYC Ferry service. NYC Ferry service across all routes remained suspended for a second day on Wednesday, January 28, due to floating ice in both the East and Hudson rivers.

US: Ice Floes Cover NYC Rivers After Snowstorm

Ice floes were seen floating on the Hudson and East rivers in New York on Tuesday, January 27, following a winter snowstorm that forced NYC Ferry service to be suspended.

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

QIANXINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 - Tourists visit the Cloud Ferry Service Area of Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, China on September 28, 2025.

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

QIANXINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 - Tourists visit the Cloud Ferry Service Area of Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, China on September 28, 2025.

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

QIANXINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 - Tourists visit the Cloud Ferry Service Area of Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, China on September 28, 2025.

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

QIANXINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 - Tourists visit the Cloud Ferry Service Area of Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, China on September 28, 2025.

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

Huajiang Canyon Bridge Tourism

QIANXINAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 - Tourists visit the Cloud Ferry Service Area of Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, China on September 28, 2025.

US: Fire Breaks Out On Railroad Bridge Near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

A fire broke out in the middle of a bridge crossing the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, on Monday, June 24, causing significant damage to the track and halting rail traffic. The fire was put out and no injuries were reported.

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

28.09.2023, Tallinn. The 29th anniversary of the sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea. A traditional memorial service was held at the Broken Line memorial in Tallinn at noon to remember those who lost their lives. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

28.09.2023, Tallinn. The 29th anniversary of the sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea. A traditional memorial service was held at the Broken Line memorial in Tallinn at noon to remember those who lost their lives. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

28.09.2023, Tallinn. The 29th anniversary of the sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea. A traditional memorial service was held at the Broken Line memorial in Tallinn at noon to remember those who lost their lives. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

28.09.2023, Tallinn. The 29th anniversary of the sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea. A traditional memorial service was held at the Broken Line memorial in Tallinn at noon to remember those who lost their lives. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

29th anniversary of MS Estonia disaster

28.09.2023, Pärnu. The 29th anniversary of the sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea. A traditional memorial service was held at the Broken Line memorial in Tallinn at noon to remember those who lost their lives. Photo: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sailors pose for a group photo on the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows a ferry as well as the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows vehicles and passengers going ashore the Nixi south ferry in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows Zhong Helin, a sailor of the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, directing vehicles on the deck. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows Wang Junbing, captain of the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, sailing on the river. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles go ashore the Nixi north ferry in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles and passengers take the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, sailing on the Minjiang River in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

#CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-TYPHOON DOKSURI (CN)

#CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-TYPHOON DOKSURI (CN)

(230727) -- XIAMEN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 27, 2023 shows suspension information of ferry service on the screen of a dock in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. As Typhoon Doksuri approaches, the flood control and drought relief headquarters in the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen has taken swift action by raising the emergency response for typhoons to Level I, the highest alert level. (Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua)

Ferry service to end between north Japan and Sakhalin

Ferry service to end between north Japan and Sakhalin

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Heart Land Ferry Co.'s ferryboat linking Wakkanai in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and Sakhalin in the Russian Far East is anchored at Wakkanai port on Aug. 13, 2014. The company announced the end of service between the two cities at the end of September due to a continuing deficit.

Commuter rush in Yangon

Commuter rush in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Dozens of small boats, each carrying people on their way to work in central Yangon, fill a river in Myanmar's largest city on the morning of Aug. 12, 2014. While a ferry service capable of carrying a few hundred people at a time is also available for commuters in Yangon, the small boats are popular because of their inexpensive fees.

Women weep at memorial service for ferry tragedy victims

Women weep at memorial service for ferry tragedy victims

SEOUL, South Korea - Women weep at a memorial service held for the victims of the South Korean ferry tragedy on June 3, 2014, the 49th day since the accident, in Incheon, a city near Seoul, where the ferry Sewol sailed out. In the Buddhist tradition, a memorial service is held on the 49th day after someone's death.

Memorial service held for ferry tragedy victims

Memorial service held for ferry tragedy victims

SEOUL, South Korea - A memorial service is held for the victims of the South Korean ferry accident on June 3, 2014, the 49th day since the accident, in Incheon, a city near Seoul, where the ferry Sewol sailed out. In the Buddhist tradition, a memorial service is held on the 49th day after someone's death.

Mourners hold candles at ferry disaster memorial event

Mourners hold candles at ferry disaster memorial event

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold candles at a memorial service in the South Korean capital of Seoul on May 17, 2014, for the victims of last month's ferry disaster.

Memorial service for ferry disaster held in Seoul

Memorial service for ferry disaster held in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People gather at a memorial service in Seoul, South Korea, on May 17, 2014, to remember the victims of last month's ferry disaster.

Koreans gather to commemorate ferry disaster victims

Koreans gather to commemorate ferry disaster victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People participate in a memorial service in Seoul on May 17, 2014, for the victims of South Korea's ferry disaster last month.

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - Residents of Yeonpyeong Island and others wait for the departure of their ship at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed on the day. The service had been suspended after North Korea conducted a deadly artillery attack on the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - Passengers board a ferry bound for Yeonpyeong Island at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed the same day. It was suspended after North Korea fired artillery shells at the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - Residents of Yeonpyeong Island board a ship at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed on the day. The service had been suspended after North Korea conducted a deadly artillery attack on the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - People line up to buy ferry tickets to Yeonpyeong Island at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed the same day. It was suspended after North Korea fired artillery shells at the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

Ferry service to Yeonpyeong Island resumed

INCHEON, South Korea - People wait for the departure of a ship bound for Yeonpyeong Island at Incheon port, west of Seoul, on Nov. 25, 2010, as the operation of the liner service resumed the same day. It was suspended after North Korea fired artillery shells at the South Korean island in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 23.

Vladivostok-Toyama ferry resumes

Vladivostok-Toyama ferry resumes

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - The South Korean ferry New Dong Chun is anchored at Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East on Aug. 24, 2010, before a regular service between Vladivostok and Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, was resumed the same day after a lapse of eight months over profitability.

New S. Korea-Japan-Russia cargo-passenger liner service launched

New S. Korea-Japan-Russia cargo-passenger liner service launched

YONAGO, Japan - The 14,000-ton ferry Eastern Dream of South Korea enters Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on June 30, inaugurating a new cargo-passenger shipping route linking Sakaiminato with South Korea's Donghae and Russia's Vladivostok.

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

FUKUOKA, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held in front of the passenger ship Moji Line, which will provide a regular ferry service between Japan's Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan. Moji Line, operated by South Korea's shipping company C & Cruise, will make six round trips per week between Moji and Busan.

Shimonoseki-Busan sea route marks centenary of ferry service

Shimonoseki-Busan sea route marks centenary of ferry service

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The Japanese ferry Hamayu, operated by Kampu Ferry Co., at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Pusan-Hiroshima ferry service launched

Pusan-Hiroshima ferry service launched

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The first ferry from South Korea's Pusan arrives at Hiroshima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 22 in a Pusan-Hiroshima service launched the same day. The ferry, operated by a Pusan-based company, will leave Pusan for Hiroshima every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Hiroshima for Pusan every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

New regular Osaka-Pusan ferry goes into service

New regular Osaka-Pusan ferry goes into service

OSAKA, Japan - The 9,723-ton Panstar Dream, which serves a new ferry route between South Korea's port city of Pusan and Osaka, is seen sailing off Osaka Bay, western Japan, on April 24. The route was set up in line with an agreement by the Japanese and South Korean governments to establish a new ferry connection, and efforts were expedited to deal with a temporary rise in traffic between the two countries expected during the World Cup soccer finals.

Remembering lost loved ones

Remembering lost loved ones

Mourners drop flowers into the sea on Nov. 28 at the second government-sponsored memorial service for the more than 1,500 civilians who died when their evacuation ship sank after being torpedoed by a U.S. submarine during World War II. The ceremony was held on a ferry in the East China Sea, 10 kilometers northwest of Akuseki Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, where the Tsushima Maru sank on Aug. 22, 1944.

Ferry service between Japan, S. Korea resumes

Ferry service between Japan, S. Korea resumes

Photo taken from Hakata port in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka shows JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc.'s Queen Beetle high-speed ferry heading for South Korea's Busan on Nov. 4, 2022. The ferry service connecting the two cities resumed the same day for the first time since March 2020 in line with the easing of Japan's coronavirus border restrictions last month.

Ferry service between Japan, S. Korea resumes

Ferry service between Japan, S. Korea resumes

JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc.'s Queen Beetle high-speed ferry leaves Hakata port in Fukuoka in southwestern Japan for South Korea's Busan on Nov. 4, 2022. The ferry service connecting the two cities resumed the same day for the first time since March 2020 in line with the easing of Japan's coronavirus border restrictions last month.

Ferry service between Japan, S. Korea resumes

Ferry service between Japan, S. Korea resumes

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc.'s Queen Beetle high-speed ferry heading for South Korea's Busan shortly after its departure of Hakata port in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 4, 2022. The ferry service connecting the two cities resumed the same day for the first time since March 2020 in line with the easing of Japan's coronavirus border restrictions last month.

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

Regular ferry service inaugurated between Kitakyushu, Busan

FUKUOKA, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held in front of the passenger ship Moji Line, which will provide a regular ferry service between Japan's Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan. Moji Line, operated by South Korea's shipping company C & Cruise, will make six round trips per week between Moji and Busan. (Kyodo)

Shimonoseki-Shanghai ferry service to start in June

Shimonoseki-Shanghai ferry service to start in June

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Nishinihon Kisen Co. said May 11 that its joint company with two other Japanese and one Chinese shipping firms will launch a ferry service between Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, and Shanghai, China, as early as in mid-June. Photo shows the 26,933-ton ferry Utopia 2 which will make one weekly shuttle between the two ports. (Kyodo)

S. Korea marks 2nd anniversary of ferry sinking disaster

S. Korea marks 2nd anniversary of ferry sinking disaster

Citizens observe a silent prayer before pictures of the victims killed in the sinking of the ferry Sewol off South Korea's southwestern coast, during a memorial service near Seoul marking the disaster's second anniversary on April 16, 2016. The ferry, carrying 476 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion, capsized and sank, killing 295 while nine others remain missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo