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| A speedboat docks at Ly Son Island. The island district, off the coast of Quang Ngai Province, has added more speedboats to serve travellers and commuters between the island and mainland. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh |
Viet Nam News
LY SON ISLANDS — Ly Son Island’s transport co-operative has launched a 148-seat high-speed boat for travel between the mainland Sa Ky Port and the island during summer and Tet (lunar New Year) holidays.
Chairman of the Ly Son Island co-operative, Nguyen Van Dinh said the An Vinh Express boat, the fifth of its kind, was prepared with total investment of VND24 billion (US$1 million) will operate from next month.
He said the co-operative is operating five boats from 148-seat to 266-seat daily on the 30-nautical mile route between mainland Quang Ngai Province to the island.
The new boat will help cut travel time from one hour to 30 minutes between Sa Ky Port and Ly Son Island, while a ticket costing from VND160,000 ($7) to VND170,000 ($7.5) per trip.
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| A corner of Ly Son Island, 30 miles off the coast of Quang Ngai Province. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh |
Vice chairwoman of the island district’s people’s committee, Pham Thi Huong said the new boat would help during high season of tourism and weekends between April and September.
She said three more new boats are scheduled for operation later this year.
Huong said the island’s 11-boat fleet could serve a maximum of 7,000 commuters travelling between Quang Ngai and Ly Son Island each day.
Ly Son Island, 30kms off Quang Ngai, is home to about 21,000 residents. Most make their living fishing and farming garlic and spring onions.
The island is also a top destination during holidays, with 230,000 tourists visiting so far this year. — VNS
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