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Passengers on Alaska’s mainline ferries are now being required to get a COVID-19 test before traveling.

It was the first trip back in service for the ferry, it stopped at 8 communities between Homer and Unalaska.

At least one passenger trying to purchase a walk-on ticket reports being turned away from the ferry.

Senior state transportation officials warn that long gaps will be the new normal.

Hundreds turned out for the annual Christmas gathering at the Governor’s Mansion.

The ferry LeConte won’t return to service until May 15, according to representatives from the Alaska Marine Highway System. For at least two small Chichagof Island communities that translates into around seven months without a ferry. The LeConte is one of two ships in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet that can maneuver into communities with…

The ferry union strike might be over, but some Petersburg ferry workers are still concerned about the state cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System and other services.

A tentative deal between a striking ferry union and the state could see the Alaska Marine Highway System up and running soon. The IBU’s strike has paralyzed the ferry system since July 24.

Thirteen years after it was first conceived, the first Alaska Class ferry completed its maiden voyage up Lynn Canal. The concept and design has changed with different governors making it an odd duck in the fleet.

The Juneau-based ship will miss sailings to and from Gustavus, Hoonah, Haines and Skagway.