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Mail boats are still in use for some communities<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mail boat still a lifeline for some Oregon residents|url=https://kval.com/outdoors/mail-boat-still-a-lifeline-for-some-oregon-residents|first=DANIEL |last=SIMMONS-RITCHIE |date=2013-01-14|website=KVAL|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bahamas by mail boat: Can this unique tradition survive?|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bahamas-mail-boats/index.html|first=Mark |last=Stratton |website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected by seclusion, Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay keeps eye on virus from afar|url=https://www.pilotonline.com/news/health/vp-nw-tangier-island-chesapeake-bay-virus-20200504-42mryefnhbcgbdf7eb6rykrvb4-story.html|last=Finley|first=Ben|website=pilotonline.com|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> and may become tourist attractions, or a means of [[Slow movement (culture)|slow travel]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wGuyDwAAQBAJ|title=Amazing Boat Journeys|date=2019-10-01|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-78868-700-3|language=en}}</ref> while still serving the purpose of mail transit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A century old, Lake Geneva's mail boat delivers first-class fun|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-lake-geneva-mail-boat-tour-travel-0814-20160726-story.html|last=Rackl|first=Lori|website=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>
The inter-island commerce of some countries depend heavily on mail boat services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Supplies, income fear over Bimini lockdown|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/may/15/supplies-income-fear-over-bimini-lockdown/|website=www.tribune242.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Search for Birds of Paradise in Indonesia, and You'll Find So Much More|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-13/search-for-birds-of-paradise-in-indonesia-and-you-ll-find-so-much-more|last=Williams|first=Gisela|date=May 13, 2020|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> In these areas the mail boat may be large enough to carry a number of vehicles including [[Semi-trailer truck|tractor-trailers]].
== See also ==
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