M/V Coho

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MV Coho leaves the inner harbour at Victoria, British Columbia.
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MV Coho leaves the inner harbour at Victoria, British Columbia.

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.

Built in 1959, the Coho is 341 ft. (approx. 104 m) long, and can carry 1000 passengers and 110 vehicles.

[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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