Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.

为了营救下沉渡轮上的旅客，各类船只都被临时征用了。

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He offered to ferry us across the river in his boat.

他提出坐他的船把我们渡过河。

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The little steam ferry-boat was about a mile below the village, drifting with the current.

那艘摆渡用的小蒸汽船在镇子下游大约一英里的地方，顺流而下。

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A flat-topped boat called the On-Time Ferry takes people and cars to a nearby small island,Chappaquiddick.

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Wednesday's crash also drew comparisons to an unrelated 2010 incident when a ferry boat with mechanical problems crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal, injuring 36 people.

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Bristol's Ferry Boat Company will run a weekend service until 10 February, when it will operate full time.

BBC: Bristol ferry to restart after consortium buys boats

Bristol Ferry Boat Company went into administration last year but its five blue and yellow passenger boats were bought by a consortium of investors.

BBC: From the section Bristol