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Originally Posted by alexchechs
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in bc, we need ferries for the islands, so the ndp gov at the time decided to buy 'fast ferries' that were made in germany.
all the bells and whistles, smaller than we're used to but since it's 'faster', that wasn't important
turns out, the thrusters for these things are crazy powerful, and suck up the ocean floor.. dirt, logs, fish and sometimes birds lol.. i believe we just sold them off for scrap
it's a funny story for an example of 'cost savings'