Columbia passengers walking up to the Petersburg ferry terminal in the early hours of Wednesday, Dec. 10, a crucial ferry stop for those who ended up stranded by flight cancellations this week which would not have been possible without the Coast Guard approving an extension for the Columbia.
The Alaska Marine Highway System has put the Columbia back to work through Dec. 17 to cover for the Kennicott, which is delayed leaving a Puget Sound shipyard.
The Kennicott was scheduled to start running the first week of December between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska, but the state reported last month that the ship would be delayed two weeks coming out of the shipyard where it has been for a new generator and other repairs.
The Kennicott is now scheduled to leave Ketchikan on Wednesday, Dec. 17, for Bellingham, to start its regular weekly run to Southeast on Friday, Dec. 19.
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