State negotiating with Ketchikan dock owners to turn Malaspina ferry into museum
One of the first Alaska Marine Highway vessels could be reborn nearly 60 years later as a museum for the history of the state ferry system.
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Malaspina ferry could get second life as Alaska attraction
DOT says four parties have expressed interest in the 450-passenger Malaspina. It’s the latest twist in the process initiated by the Dunleavy administration to dispose of a once iconic state ferry that’s been idle since 2019.
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State says it’s considering offers for Alaska’s idled Malaspina ferry
The state Department of Transportation says it’s received an offer to buy the ferry Malaspina. But it says it’ll entertain other offers through March 7 with the preference that it remain in Alaska.
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The Malaspina could be enlisted to fight global piracy. Instead the state’s paying $75,000 a month to tie it to a dock.
The cost of keeping an idled Alaska ferry at the dock is nearly twice as much as reported to the public and state lawmakers. Yet prospective buyers, including one that would use it to fight piracy, have had their calls go unanswered.
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Free to good home? Governor offers Alaska ferry to the Philippines
Alaska’s shrinking ferry fleet could get even smaller, as Governor Mike Dunleavy has offered to give away one of the state’s ships to the Philippines. The unusual move comes as the state says it’s paying nearly $450,000 a year to keep the Malaspina tied to the dock.
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Future of Alaska ferry Malaspina in question as state consigns ship to “long-term layup”
Engineers question plan to lay up 56-year-old mainliner ferry with no regular maintenance. Dunleavy administration’s $250,000 report on Alaska Marine Highway System’s future remains under wraps.
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