Only a Mother could love it !
This began as a kind of nautical joke and rapidly got out of hand as we found all these additional craft.
There are a large number of very strange nautical extravagances on Portus so we gathered them together in their own habitat.
They range from purpose built oilers to garbage scows to some of the strangest ferries yet to be seen. One the Kooleen, great name, turned out to be a submarine and at speed which was not very fast drove itself under water and had to be fitted with bow flanges to keep it afloat. Passengers became ill watching it from the land. Then there are the paddle wheelers, all very well in a straight line they have a lot of trouble on race day when the water is chopped up by the hot water boats ripping about
And of course the work boats and barges.

Updated 1 July 2011