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Last Updated: Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 08:52 GMT 09:52 UK
New Fal ferry starts after delay
New King Harry ferry
The new ferry is the seventh since the service began in 1888
The new King Harry Ferry has made its inaugural crossing between Feock and the Roseland peninsula in Cornwall.

Passengers have been without the service across the Fal river for more than a week after the decommissioning of the old vessel.

The new ferry's departure was delayed by a day because of technical problems with welding on its chains.

The new ferry can take 34 cars, which is 11 more than the old one, and should mean quicker journeys.




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