Robust Ferries For Tourists And Island People (NAPSA)—The Outer Banksare one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Carolina. They consist of an idyllic landscape stretching along a 180-mile chain ofoff- shore islands forminga barrier to the Atlantic. To get people who live there to work or to school, and to assist tourists who just wantto visit, there is a fleet of conventionalferries and somedouble-endedferries with Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs). A NEW SPIN ON PROPELLERS is making it easier for visitors and the people who live and work on the A total of eight different ferry routes are operated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Every year, 24 ferryboats transport over 1.1 million vehicles and 2.5 million passengers. Thefirst ferry line been Croatoan Sound and Manns Harbor was launched in 1947 to take people and cargo to RoanokeIsland. New Spin On Propellers Neuse, Floyd J. Lupton, Fort Fisher, Stanford White, and Croatoan are driven by two VSPseach. “Now the seventh double-ended ferry is being put into service,” says Peter Sartori of Voith Turbo First Ferry: 1947 In 1995, Voith Turbo Marine succeeded in convincing the ferry company of the advantages of long-service propellers. Today, the double-ended ferries Southport, Outer Banks to comeand go. Marine. The new vessel is fitted with two of the latest-generation propellers. Apart from the shaft system, Voith will, for the first time, also supply the electronic control of the propellers. The seventh ferry will operate in the Bay of Hatteras andcan carry up to 300 passengers and 42 vehicles pertrip.
