State estimates final cost of Ocean Beauty ferry crash

 

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Petersburg resident Milinda May’s view from the deck of the Matanuska moments after its May 2012 collision with Ocean Beauty Seafoods

The Alaska Department of Transportation estimates Ocean Beauty’s insurance claim to be between $2.5 to $4 million.

ADOT is still waiting to hear from Ocean Beauty Seafood’s insurance carrier regarding the final cost of dock repairs and loss of business after the Alaska Marine Highway System’s Matanuska ferry crashed into Ocean Beauty’s dock last summer on May 10.

Ocean Beauty ceased fish processing last summer after the accident when its dock sustained damage. A hydraulic crane was crushed along with damage to pilings and office walls.

Scott Jordan, Division of Risk Management for...



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