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TOFTO & TOFTO
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Photographer:Marc Pingoud [ View profile ]
Captured:Jul 9, 2022
Title:Tofto & Tofto
Photo Category:Shipping
Added:Aug 25, 2022
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Image Resolution:3,000 x 2,000
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Cable ferries of the Töftö-Line at the ferry bridge of the island Töftö - Ålands - 09.07.2022
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Both two cable ferries are named with "TÖFTÖ".
Why this is possible? I only found one MMSI on MarineTraffic.
Does anyone has an answer? - Maybe because they are cable ferries, which cannot navigate free?
Thanks for your hints.
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MMSI:230128770
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from various Swedish sites I understand that only the ferry on the left (100 tons) is normally in operation, the smaller one (60 tons) is kept in reserve. The given schedule states a sailing time of 5 minutes and the sailing times from the opposite side at Prästö are 5 to 7 minutes later. I haven't found a note that both ferries are orerated at the same time. So whenever you address the Töftö ferry you probably get the one on duty I think.
https://www.alandstrafiken.ax/sites/www.alandstrafiken.ax/files/21-0543_tofto_vajerfarja_2022_k2_1.pdf
Brgds, Manfred
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many thanks for your answer. The seems reasonable - but it's an interesting (and expensive) approach to guarantee the reliability of an "important" cable ferry service: Just take two cable ferries into services - Kind regards Marc
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