KETCHIKAN, Alaska — Repairs will take an Alaska ferry off the water and interrupt service to Bellingham for two weeks.
The Ketchikan Daily News reports that the Columbia’s travel speeds are reduced and routes will be delayed through its scheduled arrival Sept. 25 in Bellingham.
Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said a log probably caused damage that divers spotted on a starboard propeller blade.
The ferry is set to be dry docked in Portland. The date of its return to service is unknown.
