Engine Problem Shelves Alaskan Ferry
not make its northbound schedule. pick up the Columbia’s northbound passengers and car deck load. depart Wrangell at 10:30 a.m. arrive in Juneau on Tuesday at 10 p.m. cross-Gulf voyage to Yakutat, Valdez, and Seward on Wednesday at 1:30 a.m. rebuild of both of the Columbia’s massive Enterprise engines. starboard engine,” Falvey said. Ketchikan. not available. be activated in late September. service and depart Ketchikan for Juneau Tuesday night at 6 p.m. said. car deck space for 134 average-sized vehicles. passengers, with 44 staterooms, and a car deck for 69 vehicles. service in 1974. The camshaft repair is covered under warranty. for exact departure times for the Kennicott.
MV Kuper to Start Service Next Month
BC Ferries invited local community leaders onboard the MV Kuper for a special ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome the new BC Ferries vessel to the communities of Chemainus, Thetis and Kuper Islands. The MV Kuper has a very unique history. The hull of the new vessel is comprised from the original structure from the MV John Atlantic Burr, which BC Ferries purchased in 2005 from the State of Utah Transportation Department. That ship was cut into major sections and transported to Tacoma, Washington. These sections were then barged up to Allied Shipbuilders in North Vancouver, where the vessel was rebuilt into the MV Kuper. Highlights of this major rebuild work included…