Canada’s Halifax Regional Municipality is selling off a veteran ferry that is due to be replaced.

The authority has picked Canada’s state liquidation website govdeals.ca for the auction of the 256-gt Dartmouth III (built 1979), which runs until 9 January.

The ship is currently priced at CAD 150,000 ($114,000).

Batteries need to be replaced on the vessel, but it is otherwise in working condition.

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