Winter ferry service has service gap in early December

Wrangell this year will go without state ferry service for almost three weeks in late November and early December under the fall and winter schedule released Aug. 2.

The service gap will occur between the time the Alaska Marine Highway System pulls the Kennicott out of service for major work and until it can transfer crew from the Kennicott to the Columbia, and outfit the Columbia, said Sam Dapcevich, Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman.

The Columbia has been out service for repairs since last November.

Other than the three-week gap, Wrangell is scheduled to see a northbound ferry ev...

 

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