Skagway state ferry terminal closed indefinitely

Skagway will be indefinitely without state ferry service after cracks were discovered in its ferry terminal last month.

Engineers first discovered cracks in concrete supports under the vehicle and passenger transfer bridges Thursday before last. The dock was closed two days later, after the M/V Hubbard completed its Saturday docking at the facility, the state’s Department of Transportation said in a Sunday press release.

A barge and crane from Haines and a team of divers is headed to Skagway to assess the current damage, Marine Highway spokesperson Gabe Strong said Tuesday. The Department of T...