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CARICOM Ferry Trial Turns to a Ship the Region Already Owns
CARICOM leaders agreed to use Trinidad's existing 74-metre catamaran, Galleons Passage, for a regional ferry trial as a proof of concept. The ship, commissioned in 2018, can carry 400 passengers and 60 vehicles. Early proposals for the trial's first sailings were mentioned but not detailed.
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