The state ferry Columbia is transporting passengers again this week after being out of commission for nearly nine months.
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Alaska Class Ferry design nears completion
The state hopes to award a contract for construction of the vessels to a shipyard this summer.
Salvage efforts continue for sunken tender in Haines
A salvage operation and clean-up efforts are still underway in Haines, where a 78-foot tender sank last weekend in the boat harbor.
Public invited to comment on new ferry design
The Alaska Marine Highway System Manager says the first of two day boats will be sailing Lynn Canal even before the summer of 2016.
Juneau reaches out to nearby communities, neighbor to neighbor
The borough assemblies from Haines, Skagway and Juneau will meet Friday afternoon in the Skagway Assembly Chambers for what’s being billed as “The Northern Lynn Canal Neighbors Summit.”
Update: Overdue boater found
Scott Pierce left Haines Sunday morning aboard the 25-foot sail boat Darshan. He was due into Juneau on Monday.
Shuttle ferry concept not popular in many Southeast communities
Still a lot of skepticism of Governor Sean Parnell’s decision to replace the proposed Alaska Class Ferry with smaller shuttle ferries.