 To take that holding, Holyman devised an innovative ownership approach, delivering effective financial and management control, while still remaining within the highly restrictive Jones and Passenger Services Acts, laws that prevent foreign ownership of US Domestic shipping interests.The intention was to replicate that structure in investment in other lucrative US domestic ferry opportunities.In 1997, Holyman over-reached, acquiring a 67% interest in Sally Line, which operated an English Channel ferry between Ramsgate, England and Oostende, Belgium.