No ferry service until Dec. 21 due to Kennicott's delayed return

Petersburg will go without state ferry service between Nov. 26, when the Columbia stopped in town before heading into winter overhaul, and Dec. 21, when the delayed Kennicott is scheduled to take up the route.

The Kennicott had been scheduled to start work the first week of December but the state reported last week that the ship will be delayed at least two more weeks coming out of the Puget Sound shipyard where it has been most of the year for a new generator and other repairs.

The Alaska Marine Highway System considered keeping the Columbia on the job longer, so as to avoid the loss of mainl...

 
 

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