Alaska Public Media

Alaska state ferry Columbia to stay tied up this winter

The ferry Columbia is shown at Ketchikan’s shipyard on Sept. 19, 2022. (Eric Stone/KRBD) One of Alaska’s main ferries won’t be running this winter after all. The Columbia was going to be used on the ...
Juneau Empire

Columbia ferry out of service until end of the year

The Alaska state ferry Columbia — which has been out of service since late November for its annual overhaul and repairs but was supposed to go back to work this summer — will be laid up until the end ...
Petersburg Pilot

Columbia delayed two more weeks coming back to work

The state ferry Columbia, the largest vessel in the fleet, has been delayed a second time coming back to work on the busy summer route between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska. The ship is ...
Washington Examiner

Faulty oil pump delays Alaska ferry’s return

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska state ferry out of service since last fall for an overhaul of its engines had its return voyage interrupted by oil pump issue ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska state ferry Columbia tied up for repairs

The 418-foot-long Columbia ferry is docked at the Vigor shipyard in Ketchikan, getting repairs, June 21, 2023. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO) The 50-year-old state ferry Columbia is out of service for ...