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Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT?

Posted By: BreckSailor

Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/08/2017 09:17 PM

Is there a regular car ferry service (with passengers traveling with car) between USVI and BVI? I know this exists between STT and St John, but I'm looking for STT - Tortola.
Posted By: sail2wind

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/08/2017 09:41 PM

not to my knowledge, never saw one
Posted By: tpcook

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/08/2017 10:11 PM

No, only ships moving cars to a final destination
Posted By: LocalSailor

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/08/2017 11:03 PM

Not as any type of regular barge service - there are cars that are shipped here in STT that are enroute to the BVI as cargo - and I am pretty sure I could have a Customs Clearance business agent put together the documents required to either import a car from the BVI to STT or the other way around with a BVI agent.
No regular ferry service exists that easily transports vehicles between the 2 countries.
Posted By: captmoby

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/09/2017 12:25 AM

Just curious why ado you ask?
Posted By: sleepychef

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/09/2017 03:29 AM

there are barges that leave ST Thomas every week and travel to Port Purcell you can ship a car across on them but I highly doubt you'd be allowed or even want to travel with it.
Posted By: BreckSailor

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/09/2017 05:45 AM

Thanks for the responses. I didn't think there was a car ferry, but figured I'd ask. I'll be in Tortola for a couple of days prepping for an 8 week sail charter so instead of taxi, I'm going to rent a car in Tortola. However, my family is arriving into STT and I'm going to ferry over to them for a night to escort them back to Tortola and might want to pick up some things there before running back. So, having the same car in STT for a day/night would have made things easy - that's why I asked!
Posted By: RickinAtlanta

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/09/2017 02:56 PM

Even if transport were available it would likely have cost as much as just renting a jeep on STT not to mention the hassle.
Posted By: captmoby

Re: Is there Car Ferry between Tortola - STT? - 02/09/2017 11:04 PM

That was my thought exactly. Way cheaper to rent.
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