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Staff won’t work on ‘stupid’ Ferry McFerryface

Maritime staff will refuse to work on Sydney's newest harbour vessel, which was named Ferry McFerryface following a public poll.
Posted by: admin , November 15, 2017
  • Democracy at work!
  • Maritime staff will refuse to work on Sydney’s newest harbour vessel, which was named Ferry McFerryface following a public poll.
  • The name was selected from 15,000 entries received on the Name Your Ferry website.
  • But Maritime Union of Australia spokesperson Paul Garrett says the “stupid” name shows the Transport Minister is taking the mickey out of public transport in NSW.
  • Paul told 2GB he could not understand why Sydney Harbour should suffer a “second-hand joke from the UK”, and that staff would refuse to work on the vessel.
  • The winning name was actually Boaty McBoatface, but there is a British vessel with the same name, so the next most popular name was selected – Ferry McFerryface.
  • Ferry McFerryface will join other ferries in the harbour, which are named named after iconic Australian people and locations.
  • What do you think?

Read more:

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/11/14/14/58/staff-will-refuse-to-work-on-stupid-ferry-mcferryface

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/ferry-mcferryface-is-a-stale,-unimaginative-insult/9148460

http://www.thedrive.com/news/16060/australian-ferry-to-be-named-ferry-mcferryface-because-boaty-mcboatface-was-taken

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Tags: Boaty McBoatface, democracy, Ferry, Ferry McFerryface, Maritime staff, Maritime Union, Name your ferry, nsw, Public poll, public transport, Sydney Harbour, Transport Minister, Vessel, Winning name

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