Did the Cape May ferry sink?
Did the Cape May ferry sink? ATLANTIC OCEAN 38?30.90'N, 074? 30.90'W ? The M/V Twin Capes, a ferry christened 43 years ago on the Delaware Bay and retired after thousands of runs between her namesakes Cape Henlopen, Del. and Cape May, N.J., was sunk today to become part of Delaware's acclaimed artificial reef system.
Why did they sink the Cape May-Lewes Ferry?
The Cape May-Lewes ferry was deliberately sunk about 30 miles offshore to create an artificial reef. For decades, the Cape May-Lewes ferry has been carrying cars and passengers across the Delaware bay, but the ferry has recently taken its last passenger.
Have ferries ever sunk?
MS Herald of Free Enterprise was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry which capsized moments after leaving the Belgian port of Zeebrugge on the night of 6 March 1987, killing 193 passengers and crew.