Modern Passenger Boats
Soviet Union built Voskhods are one of the most successful passenger hydrofoil designs. It was developed in the Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia and Ukraine. Currently, they are in service in more than 20 countries. The most recent model Voskhod-2M FFF, also known as Eurofoil, was built in Feodosiya, Ukraine, for the Dutch public transport operator Connexxion.
The Boeing 929 is widely used in Asia for passenger services between the many islands of Japan, between Hong Kong and Macau and on the Korean peninsula.
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