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Acronym: IMO
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International Maritime Organization
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om a vehicle deck in the event of flooding. Some vessels omit the bow door configuration altogether and vehicles enter and exit from rear doors only. New International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations are in place that prohibit an open (undivided) deck of this length on a passenger RORO vessel. The divers and rescuers who visited the capsized vessels to retrive the corpses got psych |
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Acronym: CNR
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Canadian National Railways
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pe Tormentine]], New Brunswick and Borden, Prince Edward Island|Port Borden, Prince Edward Island. Built in 1971 by the Government of Canada for Canadian National Railways (CNR) at Port Weller Drydocks near St. Catharines, Ontario, ''Vacationland'' was designed for the sheltered waters of the Northumberland Strait; and as such her vehicle decks are open on both sides |
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Acronym: WMG
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Washington Marine Group
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operated on the Earl's Cove-Saltery Bay route since its first day of service for BC Ferries on February 19, 2009. The passenger section of this ship was built at the Washington Marine Group (WMG) shipyards in Esquimalt, while the engines and hull were assembled at WMG's North Vancouver facility. The ''Island Sky'' had issues during sea trials, however BC Ferries remains optimistic th |
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