The Steamship Authority runs frequent free buses to the dock from the Falmouth lot.

For reservations and schedules, call the Steamship Authority at 617-548-5011.

The ship entered service in 1981 and was acquired by the Steamship Authority in 1988.

After its ferry service with the Steamship Authority ended, the Naushon became a gaming vessel.

All scheduled passenger ferry operations to and from the Islands must, by law, be approved by the Steamship Authority.

The Steamship Authority runs a year-round two and a half hour auto ferry service to Nantucket.

The Steamship Authority was already up to its full summer weekend schedule of 25 car ferries, up from a dozen on a midwinter weekday.

The superabundance of these vehicles is partly the fault of the Steamship Authority, which transports thousands of them each summer.

He cannot even get through on the telephone to the Steamship Authority.

Mr. Rappaport says the Steamship Authority wants to be accommodating.