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Daily News were upbeat reporting that a test on the ferry between Sattahip on the eastern seaboard and Songkhla in the far south was a success.
The Blue Dolphin - a 136.6 meter long 7,003 ton vessel operated by Seahorse Ferries - left Songkhla at 1 pm on Wednesday and arrived safely in Sattahip (Juk Samet) at 11.20 am yesterday - a journey time of 22 hours and 20 minutes.
But it wasn't full by any means.
It can carry 80 ten wheelers, 15 - 20 cars, 30 crew, and 586 passengers.
The test featured one truck trailer and one solitary six wheel truck.
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Still Withaya Yamuang of the Marine Department was still bigging up this as a policy of PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and transport minister Saksayam Chidchob to reduce 2.5 PM and stimulate the Eastern Economic Corridor plans.
When the actual service will start was not mentioned by the media though they said there are plans for it to drop in at Prachuap Khirikhan in the future.
Attempts by Thaivisa to make a booking for a normal seat were again greeted with a version of "computer says no!"
The starting date was first mooted as April, then May. Your guess is as good as ours as to when the inaugural service for the public might become a reality.
