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Awater taxi or awater bus is aboat used to providepublic orprivate transport, usually, but not always, in anurban environment.[1] Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to abus, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar manner to ataxi. A boat service shuttling between two points would normally be described as aferry rather than a water bus or taxi.
The termwater taxi is usually confined to a boat operating on demand, andwater bus to a boat operating on a schedule. In North American usage, the terms are roughly synonymous.
The earliest water taxi service was recorded as operating around the area that becameManchester, England.[citation needed]
New Orleans -Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Mississippi River from mouth to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Belle Chasse Marine, Port Ship Service, Crescent Ship Service and Weber Marine.
On demand water taxis are also commonly found inmarinas,harbours andcottage areas, providing access to boats and waterfront properties that are not directly accessible by land.
On March 6, 2004, a water taxi on the Seaport Taxi service operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation capsized during a storm on thePatapsco River, near Baltimore'sInner Harbor. A total of five passengers died in the accident, which theNational Transportation Safety Board determined was caused by insufficient stability when the small pontoon-style vessel encountered strong winds and waves. The company no longer operates water taxi vessels in Baltimore harbor.[25]
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