Bemused Scots flock to dock for a ‘wry chuckle’ at stranded Tasmanian ferry that helped sink a premier

Spirit of Tasmania IV has been docked at port of Leith near Edinburgh since December after state government did not build a dock big enough to support itAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor the better part of six months, Edinburgh resident Elaine Dick has been confronted with a 212-metre-long red-and-white Tasmanian ferry every time she looks out her living room window.The Spirit of Tasmania IV has been docked at the nearby port of Leith since December – initially costing taxpayers around $47,000 a week – because the Tasmanian government did not build a dock big enough to support it.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Bemused Scots flock to dock for a ‘wry chuckle’ at stranded Tasmanian ferry that helped sink a premier

Spirit of Tasmania IV has been docked at port of Leith near Edinburgh since December after state government did not build a dock big enough to support it

For the better part of six months, Edinburgh resident Elaine Dick has been confronted with a 212-metre-long red-and-white Tasmanian ferry every time she looks out her living room window.

The Spirit of Tasmania IV has been docked at the nearby port of Leith since December – initially costing taxpayers around $47,000 a week – because the Tasmanian government did not build a dock big enough to support it.

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