The Tustumena, a ferry that shuttles passengers between communities like Homer, Kodiak, and Unalaska, is laid up in a shipyard in Seward for repairs. “(It’s) not something that we can fix while it’s in the water,” said Sam Dapcevich, a public information officer for the Alaska Marine Highway System. “So they’re going to haul it out in Seward and evaluate …
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The M/V Tustumena docked in Kodiak. It’s the smaller of two ferries that service Kodiak Island. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) Listen to this story; The M/V Tustumena had been in service for less than two weeks when it docked in Homer on July 26. According to an Alaska Department of Transportation press release, the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry had …
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The M/V Tustumena pulls away from Kodiak in January, beginning a ferry service gap of more than three months. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) The public comment period for the summer ferry schedule is now open. According to the Alaska Marine Highway System’s proposed operating plan for this summer, which covers May through September, the Tustumena will make two to four …
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Editor’s note: The following was distilled from an hour-long conversation, edited for length and clarity Rhonda McBride, KMXT: It hasn’t been an easy summer, especially with these recent cases of COVID. John MacKinnon, Commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities DOT & PF Commissioner John McKinnon: We’re running the Matanuska at about 30% of its actual capacity — …
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Jared Griffin presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, and state and local stories on: Comment period for winter ferry schedule ends today The company that bought Ravn hopes to resume flying next month, but not in Kodiak. For now. Gov. Mike Dunleavy appoints Ethan Schutt with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as a trustee for the …
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(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an error about the need for a ship to go out to sea during a tsunami warning. The original said 200 feet from shore. The sory was corrected to say the ship needs to be in waters 200 feet deep.) People expected to see the Tustumena make her way up the …
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