After the withdrawal of British troops in May, Furious made several anti-shipping strikes in Norway with little result before beginning a steady routine of ferrying aircraft for the Royal Air Force.
As the Belgian government announced three days of national mourning, a steady stream of ambulances ferried the seriously wounded to St Luc from the blast scenes.
The Israelis liberally lobbed tear gas canisters into the large crowd as far as 350 yards from the fence, sending men, women and children running, as a steady convoy of ambulances ferried away the injured.
Such developments are good news to Mr. Helman, the villager in Riau who, using his wooden boat, has been ferrying a steady stream of foreign environmentalists and journalists in and out of the forest in recent weeks.
Part of the yard reopened in 1980 when Abels Shipbuilders began operating, who still produce a steady stream of small ferries, survey vessels, tugs and other craft.
Re "On the Busy Ferries, It's Steady as He Goes" (Public Lives column, Dec. 19): I wonder why New York City doesn't have the kind of easy, affordable ferry and water taxi service that Baltimore offers along its harbor.
The rebels said Abu Khaled had been one of their steady suppliers, and had been ferrying in weapons from Iraq since the uprising began last year.
"In the summer there will almost always be music on somewhere in the village," says Robert, who also hosts sessions for the Ullapool Guitar Festival, adding that the ferry port ensures a steady stream of visitors year round.
The stock-market downturn had a minor effect on powerboat orders but orders for sail boats and ferries have always remained steady, said Mr. Higgins.
And it's part of a cottage industry aimed at the steady flow of Brits who come by ferry to load up their cars with plonk far cheaper than at home.
