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Post by EGfleet on Feb 3, 2017 5:27:13 GMT -8
Rust delays ferry Matanuska’s return
The ferry Matanuska will take 10 days longer than expected to return from repairs.
The ship, which sails Southeast waters, was scheduled to resume service Feb. 10. Instead, it will return to its route Feb. 20.
The Matanuska has been out of service since Jan. 4 for its annual overhaul. Officials say engineers found more damaged steel than expected.
The Matanuska sails from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Haines, with stops in most Southeast port cities.
The ferry was built in 1963, making it one of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s three oldest ships. It can carry up to 450 passengers and about 80 cars or trucks. It has about 100 staterooms.
www.ktoo.org/2017/02/02/rust-delays-ferry-matanuskas-return/
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Post by Name Omitted on Oct 30, 2017 8:12:54 GMT -8
The Mat is on her way to Portland for her re-powering.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 30, 2017 9:56:26 GMT -8
The Mat is on her way to Portland for her re-powering. Here's the quote from the AMHS facebook page: ----------------- PS: Google "Matanuska" & "Portland" and see what happens... |
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Post by mybidness459 on Nov 5, 2017 13:22:16 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on Nov 5, 2017 19:50:49 GMT -8
Captured images from Race Rocks.
I have to be away from home overnight, so captures will be posted in a few days if not tomorrow (Monday).
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Post by FNS on Nov 7, 2017 0:38:12 GMT -8
HERE ARE FOUR OF MY CAPTURES OF THE MATANUSKA AS SHE PASSED BY RACE ROCKS ON HER WAY TO PORTLAND OR: In-between Race Rocks and the greater Port Angeles area.  The northern grandeur of the Olympic Mountains.  No description needed on this spectacular image.  And out to sea she went. There are so many times I've said this, thanks to the operator of the Race Rocks Cams for letting us see this. www.racerocks.ca
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Post by Name Omitted on Jan 8, 2019 22:05:12 GMT -8
Anyone know how the repower is going?
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Post by elwharust on May 8, 2019 13:35:05 GMT -8
when is she going to be back?
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Post by Edmondsguy on May 9, 2019 22:01:35 GMT -8
when is she going to be back? Who knows, seems like anytime something goes down to Portland OR for major work there are always problems, so. Also looking at their past record with building the Columbia and the problems she has had and always has first 3 months after coming back from Portland also.  |
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Post by elwharust on Jul 6, 2019 1:08:41 GMT -8
she's on the amh vessel tracking map as of 0207 PST
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Post by ancflyer on Feb 1, 2020 12:42:15 GMT -8
when is she going to be back? Who knows, seems like anytime something goes down to Portland OR for major work there are always problems, so. Also looking at their past record with building the Columbia and the problems she has had and always has first 3 months after coming back from Portland also. Since you mentioned it: This just in from KTUU Channel 2 in Anchorage: Fair Use Excerpt: JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - A stricken Alaska ferry has seen passengers stranded onboard for almost a week, repairs aren’t expected to be completed for another week still. The Matanuska broke down in Bellingham before problems emerged again on the way to Juneau. The ship limped into Auke Bay and has been stationary since Sunday morning. Many passengers were able to take a charter onto other destinations, 26 were less fortunate, travelling with cars and pets. By Friday the stranded passenger list had dropped to 21 with some choosing to barge a car to Haines. Many of those left behind are planning to wait until Feb. 8 when the next sailing north is scheduled to Haines and Skagway. That sailing will be contingent on repairs being completed. The Alaska Marine Highway System has refunded the cost of the trip and provided free meals for those on board. A bar area has been converted to a kennel, complete with a tarpaulin lain down on the floor, so pets don't have to spend all day in the drafty car deck. Passengers can drive out during the day and return to sleep and eat in the evening. |
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Post by Name Omitted on Feb 1, 2020 14:01:38 GMT -8
It's warrenty work from the 2 year drydock that she just got done with... but since she is the only mainliner running right now, there is no relief vessel avalable.
This is apparantly what our governor means when he says Alaska is "open for buisiness." Basic infustrucute was shut down so he can get yet another report to tell us yet one more time that the service could not be privitized.
Screw him, and his entire administration. To quote Stan, "smilling dummies lieing to you everywhere you go." But. administrations past. With arm and heart and brain, we will come back from this.
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Post by Name Omitted on Feb 6, 2020 21:41:47 GMT -8
She's heading South to the yards at Ketchican now.
No mainline service until at least March.
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Post by Starsteward on Feb 7, 2020 10:11:17 GMT -8
She's heading South to the yards at Ketchican now. No mainline service until at least March.   Time to retire the Governor I suspect. I can't imagine what the Total lack of mainline service means to the good folks of Southern Alaska. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2020 22:45:53 GMT -8
Matanuska rts on Canada day doing the Bellingham Run.
Also Kennicott rts on June 25, also on the Belllingham run.
source: AK Ferry
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 20, 2020 23:53:52 GMT -8
Matanuska rts on Canada day doing the Bellingham Run. Also Kennicott rts on June 25, also on the Belllingham run. source: AK Ferry Is "rts" short for "Returns"? I just wanted to show support for the letters e, u, r and n. I'm sure you can learn to love them as much as I do. Just do some finger exercises beforehand. And x too. Even though it's not in the "return" word, it still has clout because of Xanadu. |
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Post by Nick on Jun 21, 2020 1:14:23 GMT -8
Matanuska rts on Canada day doing the Bellingham Run. Also Kennicott rts on June 25, also on the Belllingham run. source: AK Ferry Is "rts" short for "Returns"? I just wanted to show support for the letters e, u, r and n. I'm sure you can learn to love them as much as I do. Just do some finger exercises beforehand. And x too. Even though it's not in the "return" word, it still has clout because of Xanadu. RTS would be "return to service" in this context I think. An abreviation that is commonly used in many operational industries such as marine operators. No need for the smart a** comments where a simple question will do. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 21, 2020 7:36:23 GMT -8
Is "rts" short for "Returns"? I just wanted to show support for the letters e, u, r and n. I'm sure you can learn to love them as much as I do. Just do some finger exercises beforehand. And x too. Even though it's not in the "return" word, it still has clout because of Xanadu. RTS would be "return to service" in this context I think. An abreviation that is commonly used in many operational industries such as marine operators. No need for the smart a** comments where a simple question will do. I like creative writing and humour. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2020 8:38:38 GMT -8
Correct, Return to service.
Still no word on the Columbia.
I am just heading out, gone camping.
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Post by pacificcat99 on Jun 21, 2020 18:24:30 GMT -8
Glad to see Matanuska returning to service considering all the cuts that the AMS system has undergone recently and the age of the vessel being only three years shy of 60!
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Post by Neil on Jun 21, 2020 20:04:39 GMT -8
Glad to see Matanuska returning to service considering all the cuts that the AMS system has undergone recently and the age of the vessel being only three years shy of 70! She's old enough at 57 without someone adding another decade to her age. Built in 1963.  |
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Post by Starsteward on Jun 22, 2020 13:39:39 GMT -8
Glad to see Matanuska returning to service considering all the cuts that the AMS system has undergone recently and the age of the vessel being only three years shy of 70! She's old enough at 57 without someone adding another decade to her age. Built in 1963. We've all used the expression, "how time flies" and we're often jolted back into that time machine when we come across dates such as 'Neil' has posted for the date when the Matanuska was built. Back in the time when the Queen of Prince Rupert was all brand new, the shining new addition to BCFS's Northern fleet, her crew would meet up with many of the new Alaska State ferries at Prince Rupert, going through the tedium of sharing the same docking facilities. The mid-1960's at Prince Rupert were glorious days when both fleets, all shiny and new, proudly came and departed, vessels jammed to capacity with vehicles of all descriptions, many young, long-haired foot passengers toting bulging back-packs heading off to new adventures in both countries' Northern boundaries I'm sitting here desperately trying to conceptualize the passage of time. More precisely, and personally, how the devil has some fifty-five years evaporated into the chasm of "TIME"? Shiny new ferries and thousands of passengers have come and gone. Some boats and human-kind are also facing the prospect of their "sea-worthiness" certificates facing cancellation. How DO we really measure the passage of time?  |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 4, 2021 11:29:58 GMT -8
AMHS's MV Matanuska departing from Prince Rupert Harbour on the 15th of March, 2011.
Due to me being unable to go out and take new photos of our ferries up & down this coast (not because I am getting old & feeble, but rather COVID travel restrictions), I am going through photos taken years ago (in this case almost exactly a decade). Since the beginning of the digital photography era it has been typical for me to have taken many photos of a subject and to use only one or two of them. Among those old unused photos are some maybe worth sharing now.
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Post by paulvanb on Mar 5, 2021 14:42:50 GMT -8
AMHS's MV Matanuska departing from Prince Rupert Harbour on the 15th of March, 2011.
Due to me being unable to go out and take new photos of our ferries up & down this coast (not because I am getting old & feeble, but rather COVID travel restrictions), I am going through photos taken years ago (in this case almost exactly a decade). Since the beginning of the digital photography era it has been typical for me to have taken many photos of a subject and to use only one or two of them. Among those old unused photos are some maybe worth sharing now.
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Post by Ollie on Apr 2, 2021 20:24:12 GMT -8
The photo I took today of the Matanuska the funnel is yellow. Is it normally like this? I thought it was blue.
Does this image work?
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