The Virgin Islands Consortium reports that Ferryboat Touches Water for First Time; Launch Trip Projected for Mid-June.
Residents, boaters, senators and others gathered at the Salt River Bay Marina today to witness what many believe will usher a new day of affordable travel between St. Croix and St. Thomas, as the QE4 — a $2 million ferryboat designed and owned by local businessman Warren Mosler — was lifted off land by two cranes and placed on water for the first time…