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Ferries also operate to Yankee Pier on the southeastern side of the island, which is served by two ferry routes. One route is operated by HMS Ferries for The Trust on weekends and travels to [[Red Hook, Brooklyn|Red Hook]] {{As of|2020||alt=as of the 2020 season}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Duggan |first=Kevin |date=July 13, 2020 |title=Governors Island to reopen with Brooklyn ferries moving to Red Hook |url=https://www.brooklynpaper.com/governors-island-to-reopen-with-brooklyn-ferries-moving-to-red-hook/ |access-date=July 15, 2020 |website=Brooklyn Paper}}</ref> (though it traveled to Pier 6 of [[Brooklyn Bridge Park]] prior to 2020).<ref name="Crains 2019" /><ref name="GI Ferry">{{cite web |title=Governors Island Ferry |website=Governors Island |url=https://govisland.com/visit-the-island/ferry |access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> The second route is the Governors Island route operated by [[NYC Ferry]]; during summer weekends, the route travels to [[Pier 11/Wall Street]] in Manhattan's Financial District, where it meets the other six NYC Ferry routes.<ref name="Crains 2019" /><ref name="GI Ferry" /><ref name="gov-island-">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ferry.nyc/routes-and-schedules/route/governors-island/ |title=Routes and Schedules: Governors Island |publisher=NYC Ferry}}</ref> Starting in November 2021, NYC Ferry has run the South Brooklyn route from Yankee Pier during the winter and on summer weekdays. The South Brooklyn route travels to [[Red Hook, Brooklyn|Red Hook]]; Piers 1 and 6 of Brooklyn Bridge Park; Pier 11/Wall Street; and [[Corlears Hook]] in Manhattan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gannon |first=Devin |title=NYC's Governors Island will be open year-round for the first time |website=6sqft |date=March 11, 2020 |url=https://www.6sqft.com/nycs-governors-island-will-be-open-year-round-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=September 30, 2021}}</ref>
Ferries operated by the Trust run half-hourly. {{As of|2024}}, the Trust charges a round-trip fare of $5; children, seniors, and certain groups of adults ride for free, and no fare is charged during weekend mornings.<ref name="GI Ferry" /> While the ferry to Manhattan runs seven days a week, the ferry to Brooklyn runs only on weekends.<ref name="Weaver2019" /><ref name="GI Ferry" /> NYC Ferry services run half-hourly<ref name="gov-island-" /> and charge a separate fare
The main ferryboat operated by the Trust is the ''Samuel S. Coursen'',<ref name="Coursen">{{cite web | title=The Coursen Heads Home from Dry Dock | website=Governors Island |language=en-US | date=March 5, 2021 | url=https://www.govisland.com/blog/the-coursen-heads-home-from-dry-dock | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> a passenger and vehicular ferry built for the Army in 1956 and named for soldier [[Samuel S. Coursen]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 20, 1956|title=First Army Gets Two Ferryboats; But Cannot Use Them Until the Slip Is Renovated at Governors Island|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/10/20/archives/first-army-gets-two-ferryboats-but-cannot-use-them-until-the-slip.html|access-date=April 14, 2023|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A second vessel, ''Governors 1'', entered service in 2019;<ref name="Crain's New York Business 2019">{{cite web | title=Governors Island unveils new ferry | website=Crain's New York Business | date=April 4, 2019 | url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/governors-island-unveils-new-ferry | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Pereira 2019">{{cite web | last=Pereira | first=Sydney | title=Governors Island Is Getting A New Ferry Boat | website=Tribeca-FiDi, NY Patch | date=June 14, 2019 | url=https://patch.com/new-york/downtown-nyc/governors-island-getting-new-ferry-vessel | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> it can carry 400 passengers and can travel at up to {{convert|14|knots}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=Welcome aboard the newest ferry in New York Harbor: Governors 1 | website=Governors Island |language=en-US | date=June 13, 2019 | url=https://www.govisland.com/blog/welcome-aboard-the-newest-ferry-in-new-york-harbor-governors-1 | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> {{as of|2023}}, the Trust is replacing the ''Coursen'' with a battery-electric vessel carrying up to 1,200 people.<ref name="Lazar 2023">{{cite web | last=Lazar | first=David | title=First electric ferry to Governors Island will launch next summer, city says | website=Spectrum News NY1 New York City | date=March 29, 2023 | url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2023/03/29/city-announces-first-electric-ferry-to-governors-island-will-launch-next-summer | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Gonella 2023">{{cite web | last=Gonella | first=Catalina | title=NYC wants your help naming the new hybrid Governors Island ferry | website=Gothamist | date=March 29, 2023 | url=https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-wants-your-help-naming-the-new-hybrid-governors-island-ferry | access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
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