Alaska draft winter ferry schedule leaves Southeast wanting
Posted by Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Jul 14, 2021
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Matanuska steams up Lynn Canal on June 26, 2021 near Juneau’s Eagle River. (Used by permission of Skip Gray)
The Alaska Marine Highway System’s proposed winter schedule released late Tuesday (7-13-2021) projects long gaps between ferries over a seven-month period. Southeast towns like Sitka, Wrangell and Petersburg would receive infrequent ships, whereas Kodiak Island and some Southcentral communities could see improved service.
From October through the end of April, the state-run ferry system will have at most five ships running at any one time. And one of those vessels shuttles between Ketchikan and Metlakatla leaving at most four ships to provide regional service across coastal Alaska.
Winter ferry schedule released for public comment
kodiakdailymirror.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kodiakdailymirror.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PROPOSED AMHS schedule released
ketchikandailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ketchikandailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.