The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Lake Geneva commuters to get new 500-seat ferry A new ferry is to plough the waters between Lausanne and the French city of Evian from 2020 on, making life easier for cross-border workers coming in from France. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180531/lake-geneva-commuters-to-get-new-500-seat-ferry-switzerland Thu, 31 May 2018 19:11:50 +0200 lake-geneva-commuters-to-get-new-500-seat-ferry-switzerland Passengers evacuated from leaking Lake Lucerne ship More than 160 passengers were safely evacuated from a boat on Lake Lucerne on Thursday evening after its hull started leaking. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171208/passengers-evacuated-from-leaking-lake-lucerne-ship Fri, 08 Dec 2017 09:59:46 +0100 passengers-evacuated-from-leaking-lake-lucerne-ship Ferry worker rescues young child who fell into Lake Geneva A young boy had a lucky escape last week when he fell off a ferry dock into the cold November water of Lake Geneva and was rescued by a crew member who jumped in after him. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171108/ferry-worker-rescues-young-child-who-fell-into-lake-geneva Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:51:37 +0100 ferry-worker-rescues-young-child-who-fell-into-lake-geneva Zurich ferries drop horn tradition after local man complains Boats belonging to the Lake Zurich Navigation Company (ZSG) will no longer be able to sound their horn on arrival and departure from the quay after a local resident complained at the noise. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170713/zurich-ferries-banned-from-sounding-horns-after-local-man-complains Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:44:37 +0200 zurich-ferries-banned-from-sounding-horns-after-local-man-complains Swiss resident among Greek ferry victims Greek media has named the first fatality of the ferry disaster in Greece as Giorgos Doulis, a Greek man who had lived in Switzerland for 40 years. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141230/swiss-resident-among-greek-ferry-victims Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:04:00 +0100 swiss-resident-among-greek-ferry-victims Cargo barge and ferry collide on Rhine in Basel A damaged cargo barge capsized and collided with a passenger ferry on the river Rhine in Basel on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140804/breaking-ships-collide-on-rhine-in-basel Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:52:00 +0200 breaking-ships-collide-on-rhine-in-basel