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A brand new 149-passenger ferry will soon be delivered to the Maine State Ferry Service. The Charles Norman Shay will run between Rockland and Matinicus Island. It's scheduled to start in June.

The Charles Norman Shay can carry 149 passengers and up to eight cars.

ROCKLAND — The director of the Maine State Ferry Service said an unprecedented number of vessels out of service and staff shortages have led to cancellations of some trips.

Three frequently used vessels have been down in recent weeks, with service to Vinalhaven most disrupted, according to the State Ferry Service.

ROCKLAND — The new Maine State Ferry Service vessel being built to serve Matinicus Isle will be named the Charles Norman Shay after the heroic Maine veteran and member of the Penobscot Nation who served as a combat medic during the D-Day...

A Maine State Ferry Service vessel was damaged after running aground off the coast of Vinalhaven on August 16.The car and…

The Capt. Richard G. Spear, the Maine State Ferry Service's newest ferry, had just left Vinalhaven bound for Rockland when it hit the ledge, transportation officials said Thursday.

VINALHAVEN — The Captain Richard G. Spear, the Maine State Ferry Service vessel that runs between Rockland and Vinalhaven, ran aground off the coast of Vinalhaven on Wednesday, Aug. 16. According to the Maine Department of Transportation,...

The Rockland-bound ferry was carrying 65 passengers and 5 crew when it ran aground Wednesday morning on a ledge.

The Capt. Richard G. Spear, the Maine State Ferry Service's newest ferry, had just left Vinalhaven bound for Rockland when it hit the ledge, transportation officials said Thursday.