Steamship Authority ferries

E98287

ferry service network

Steamship Authority ferries are passenger and vehicle ferry services that connect mainland Massachusetts to island destinations such as Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Steamship Authority	7
Steamship Authority ferries canonical	1
Steamship Authority ferry terminal	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T818650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Steamship Authority ferries
Context triple: [Vineyard Haven, servedBy, Steamship Authority ferries]

A. NY Waterway ferry
The NY Waterway ferry is a privately operated commuter and passenger ferry service that connects New Jersey communities, including Jersey City, with Manhattan across the Hudson River.
B. Maine State Ferry Service
The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
C. Washington Island Ferry Line
Washington Island Ferry Line is a ferry service that transports passengers, vehicles, and goods between Washington Island and the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.
D. NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York City that provides commuter and recreational boat service across several routes connecting waterfront neighborhoods in the five boroughs.
E. Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Steamship Authority ferries
Target entity description: Steamship Authority ferries are passenger and vehicle ferry services that connect mainland Massachusetts to island destinations such as Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

A. NY Waterway ferry
The NY Waterway ferry is a privately operated commuter and passenger ferry service that connects New Jersey communities, including Jersey City, with Manhattan across the Hudson River.
B. Maine State Ferry Service
The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
C. Washington Island Ferry Line
Washington Island Ferry Line is a ferry service that transports passengers, vehicles, and goods between Washington Island and the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.
D. NYC Ferry
NYC Ferry is a public ferry system in New York City that provides commuter and recreational boat service across several routes connecting waterfront neighborhoods in the five boroughs.
E. Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry service network ⓘ
allows	bicycles ⓘ cars ⓘ trucks ⓘ walk-on passengers ⓘ
cargo	construction materials ⓘ food supplies ⓘ mail and parcels ⓘ
connectsFrom	Hyannis, Massachusetts ⓘ linked to: Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States Woods Hole, Massachusetts ⓘ linked to: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
connectsTo	Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ linked to: Martha's Vineyard Nantucket ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fundingModel	freight revenues ⓘ user fares ⓘ
governedBy	public authority board ⓘ
hasTerminal	Hyannis ferry terminal ⓘ Nantucket ferry terminal ⓘ Oak Bluffs ferry terminal ⓘ Vineyard Haven ferry terminal ⓘ linked to: Vineyard Haven Harbor Woods Hole ferry terminal ⓘ
hasVesselType	conventional displacement ferry ⓘ high-speed passenger ferry ⓘ
monopolyOn	vehicle ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ vehicle ferry service to Nantucket ⓘ
offers	year-round service to Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ year-round service to Nantucket ⓘ
operatedBy	Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority ⓘ
operatedIn	Massachusetts ⓘ
primaryRoute	Hyannis–Nantucket ⓘ linked to: Hyannis Woods Hole–Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ linked to: Woods Hole passage
regionServed	Cape Cod ⓘ Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ linked to: Martha's Vineyard Nantucket ⓘ
regulates	licensed private ferry operators to Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ licensed private ferry operators to Nantucket ⓘ
role	lifeline transportation for island communities ⓘ
safetyRegulator	United States Coast Guard ⓘ
seasonalVariation	higher summer traffic ⓘ
serviceType	freight ferry ⓘ passenger ferry ⓘ vehicle ferry ⓘ
ticketing	advance reservations for vehicles ⓘ same-day ticket sales for passengers ⓘ standby options for vehicles ⓘ
waterbody	Nantucket Sound ⓘ Vineyard Sound ⓘ

How these facts were elicited