Ferry News Archive
Euroferries bound Fast Ferry still docked
Date: 16 Jul 2006 00:00 Source: 10NBCEuroferries, the company that wanted to buy the Fast Ferry doesn't have it yet and the sale was supposed to be completed two months ago. But city officials said although it's taking a little longer than they would like to finalize the deal, they are confident this ship will still head overseas.
"We thought it would be gone a long time ago,” said Mayme Maccarone of Rochester. “You keep hearing it’s going to leave,” said Bruce Kahn of Rochester.
It seemed just about everyone visiting the Port of Rochester Friday night was surprised to see the ferry was still there. Back in May, the City of Rochester made a deal with Euroferries to buy the ship.
“It’s taking a little longer than we would like,” said Gary Walker, City of Rochester spokesperson. Walker said Euroferries is still trying to secure funding and said they have enough money to buy the ferry but need enough to operate it as a business. But Walker said the city is confident Euroferries will pull through. "It's just like a house, I mean when you sell a house, you make your purchase offer, but it's not a week it takes months to do that,” said Walker. “It's the same thing with this.”
In the meantime, Euroferries is under contract to pay the city $6,000 per day to care for the ship while it's docked. Although the company has yet to pay the city a dime, Walker said a contract is a contract. "Even if the boat does not sell to fast ferries, that $6,000 a day is a debt they are responsible for. We assure you we would not do anything on a handshake,” said Walker. He also said the city isn't putting the ship back on the market because their goal is to get the maximum amount of money for the ship. And for that, they are sticking with Euroferries. "If we thought that this deal was at risk because of the instability on the part of Euroferries we'd go elsewhere,” said Walker.
Until the deal is done, people at the port are trying to get one last look at Rochester's Fast Ferry. "Sorry it didn't make money, but it sure was a convenient way to travel,” said Kahn. "It's a lovely boat, too bad we couldn't do something with it,” said Maccarone. Walker said the city has a timeline for how long they will wait for Euroferries to come up with the money, but he wouldn’t give News 10NBC any details. However, Walker did say the city is in daily contact with company officials.
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