Lituya sidelined until early February due to generator engine failure
Shannon McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Transportation, says the boat has a generator engine failure.
Read MoreShannon McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Transportation, says the boat has a generator engine failure.
Read MoreThe IFA boat will leave Ketchikan at 11:30 a.m. both Friday and Saturday, arriving in Metlakatla at 12:15 p.m. The boat will leave again, bound for Ketchikan, at 12:30 p.m., arriving at 1:15 p.m.
Read MoreKetchikan’s school board made the trip to Metlakatla to address the rift the incident left between the two communities. The meeting was the beginning of what Metlakatla officials say is a necessary healing process.
Read MoreKetchikan Superior Court judge Katherine Lybrand set a status hearing for March 16 at 1 p.m., and a tentative trial date of April 26 through 28.
Read MoreAlaska’s ferry system is looking at building a new terminal in the village of Saxman, about three miles south of Ketchikan.
State officials say moving the terminal could allow the ferry system to add a third daily sailing to and from Metlakatla.
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