The newly released draft schedule shows no gap in mainline service for Southeast, which hasn’t been the case the last three years. But small communities in the northern panhandle may spend most of January and February without ferry service.
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Columbia passes through Wrangell Narrows headed south from Petersburg in Southeast Alaska, June 15. 2012.
This winter’s Alaska Marine Highway schedule has ferries running for more weeks than last year but still leaves some communities with large service gaps. The draft schedule for October through April, released by the state Department of Transportation on Aug. 16, isThe Southwest region will see more sailings than last year but no service in January and February. Prince William Sound will be without service in October and November but will see calls from the Aurora between December and April.
Small communities in the northern panhandle, including Hoonah, Gustavus, Tenakee and Pelican may also spend most of January and February without ferry service. The Tazlina is scheduled to take over those routes for the first two months of the year while the LeConte is out for maintenance, but that’s only if the Transportation Department has enough crew available to run the vessel.
“The Columbia is going to be ready to go in November, and it will run the entire winter schedule all the way through April 30,” said Dapcevich.The Kennicott is slated to fill in for the Matanuska in October, running from the Lower 48 to Prince Rupert through Southeast. Then it’ll go in for service for nearly six months.
“It goes into overhaul Nov. 1, and it doesn’t come back out until April 20,” Dapcevich said. “So that’s longer than usual for not having cross-Gulf service.”Another of the fleet’s largest vessels, the Tustumena, will sail in the Southwest region except during a two-month overhaul in January and February.scheduled to start service this yearThe only ferry expected to run the full seven-month winter season is the Lituya. The smallest ferry in the fleet, it runs between Ketchikan and Metlakatla.
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