Matanuska in need of safety upgrades and repairs (JUNEAU, Alaska) — M/V Columbia will sail again in February, serving Southeast Alaska and Bellingham routes due to the need for further upgrades to the Matanuska. The Matanuska entered her overhaul in November 2022, where crews uncovered additional wasted steel and hazardous materials, both of which require additional […]
Mid-May return tentatively planned for Columbia, Kennicott and Tustumena (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) vessels, M/V Columbia, M/V Kennicott, and M/V Tustumena were scheduled to leave the Ketchikan Shipyard and resume service in mid-April and early May 2020. For the safety of AMHS employees and to reduce the potential spread of […]
Additional AMHS vessels returning to service in April and May (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) vessel M/V Matanuska departed from Juneau Friday on its way to the Ketchikan Vigor Shipyard for repairs to its propulsion system. The United States Coast Guard approved a sailing plan for Matanuska to travel to Ketchikan […]
M/V Columbia will pick up Matanuska sailings on April 14. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is cancelling sailings on the M/V Matanuska through Tuesday, April 14, at which time the M/V Columbia is anticipated to assume the sailings originally scheduled for the Matanuska. Last month, issues with the reduction gear system […]