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The hotel at Burgh Island own and operate a sea tractor, to carry hotel guests, and other visitors, the 250 m (273 yd) to the island at high tide, when the causway connecting the island to the mainland is covered. The current tractor is the third one to be used at this location.
A sea tractor is also used at South Sands Beach near Salcombe, Devon. The beach has no jetty or pier and the South Sands Ferry therefore cannot reach dry land to pick up passengers. The sea tractor transports passengers to the ferry waiting a few metres out to sea.
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