M/V Coho
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The M/V Coho is an auto ferry operated by Blackball Transport, a descendant of Black Ball Line. Blackball owns and operates this single ferry between Victoria, British Columbia and Port Angeles, Washington. The Coho was designed by Spaulding & Associates of Seattle. The vessel was built by Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock in Seattle, Washington and made her first sailing to Victoria B.C. on December 29, 1959. She is powered by two V-12 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) diesels rated at 2550HP each and has twin 8 foot stainless propellers with twin rudders. The overall length is 341.5 feet with a service speed of 15 knots. The ship's vehicle clearance is 14 feet with a carrying capacity averaging 100 vehicles and up to 1,000 passengers.
The design of the Coho was the basis for that of BC Ferries' first two ships, the Queen of Sidney and the Queen of Tsawwassen.
[edit] Terrorist incident
The Coho made news on December 14, 1999, when Ahmed Ressam was arrested by border authorities in Port Angeles after he attempted to enter the United States via Victoria on the Coho with home-made explosives and timing devices hidden in his car. He admitted he and accomplices had planned to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve, 1999.
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