M/V LeConte
Chief Steward
~ I believe in Ferries! ~
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Post by M/V LeConte on Jul 8, 2009 2:07:09 GMT -8
We just got back from a run out to Pelican. Pelican is a great fishing community of around 120, and is a nice 7 hour ferry ride from Juneau. In the winter months, Pelican gets 1 stop a month while in the Summer it gets two. Many people take a day trip, ride out, see the town in the two hours we are there, then return to Juneau. Today's weather was amazing. Temps in the 80's (Around 28 - 30 for you C'ers), and clear as far as you could see. Naturally, I got a few shots... The LeConte in Icy Straits... A view down the Pelican Boardwalk (aka. the street) And of course a few of the LeConte at the dock! Cheers! ~LeC |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 8, 2009 8:13:41 GMT -8
Thank you so much M/V LeConte for you continuing contributions from north of 54-40. Your photos are superb. Makes me think about doing another trip north.
WCK
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M/V LeConte
Chief Steward
~ I believe in Ferries! ~
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Post by M/V LeConte on Oct 30, 2009 1:14:40 GMT -8
I've been pondering what to do for post 100. After (too) much deliberation, I have decided on this:  A photo I took about two weeks ago of the LeConte and the Matanuska tied-up at the Main Face of the ASD Shipyard in Ketchikan. The Fairweather can also be seen (sort of) in the Dry Dock in the background. I took this photo from the Bridge Wing of the Taku shortly after departure. Sadly this event also marks my departure from the Deck Department, (where I have chosen to make my living) as I become a "Chief Steward." Oh well, I shall persevere! ;D ~LeC |
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 22, 2009 17:02:55 GMT -8
The shots of the Malaspina were taken at Skagway. These shots of the LaConte were taken at Hoonah:   |
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 22, 2009 17:04:31 GMT -8
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Post by plansea on Nov 5, 2010 12:19:03 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 18, 2011 19:17:14 GMT -8
I just found this one taken of the LeConte a few months ago (yes, that is snow to the left!). A beautiful mid-morning sunrise! |
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Post by Mike C on Dec 9, 2012 23:28:15 GMT -8
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Post by Name Omitted on Nov 27, 2013 16:49:36 GMT -8
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Post by Name Omitted on Dec 7, 2013 12:27:44 GMT -8
LeConte is back in service. Update: Ferry LeConte ready to sailOne of the things I really like about the new Alaska Class Ferry scheme is the redundancy that it would provide for the system as a whole. If the need should arise, they could, in theory, operate one of the vessels with two crews out of Haines (crew A to Juneau, swap crews, crew B to Skagway) leaving the other vessel open for relief elsewhere in the system. I will bring up again, as I do every time something happens to LeConte, Where is the IFA's Prince of Whales now that they are down to just running Stikine? I know that they are not actually equivalent boats, but still...
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SolDuc
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Post by SolDuc on Aug 7, 2014 22:28:12 GMT -8
The only SE Alaska ferry that I was not supposed to see on my recent 2-week trip was the LeConte. However, when we got into Auke Bay late at night on the Malaspina on June 29th I noticed one "extra" ferry at the terminal. The Fairweather was there, but what was that strange ferry in berth 2? Well, it was the LeConte, at least 3 hours late on her sailing to Hoonah. So I stopped the timelapse I had going and went up front to grab a few photos. A stern view. The LeConte's homeport is Petersburg, although she rarely sails there.  MV LeConte at Auke Bay - AMHS by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr Coming alongside  MV LeConte at Auke Bay - AMHS by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr It looks like we've caught the attention of some deckhands  MV LeConte at Auke Bay - AMHS by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr Even Deck dept. crew got out of the bridge to greet us!  MV LeConte at Auke Bay - AMHS by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr She's got a nice Spaulding Face  MV LeConte at Auke Bay - AMHS by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr Sailing away to Hoonah  MV LeConte outbound from Auke Bay - AMHS by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr |
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Post by Name Omitted on Jul 10, 2018 8:57:28 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 8, 2019 21:38:32 GMT -8
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Post by Starsteward on Nov 9, 2019 14:01:02 GMT -8
The funding shortfall news of the AMHS should be the 'call to arms' for the good citizens of the great State of Alaska! The much-needed marine highway system has been withering on the vine for 2 decades, navigating the budgetary whims of elected officials, many of whom appear to have absolutely no understanding of the importance and value the system. Understandably there have been costly studies done which have explored the possibility of turning the state-owned system private. These studies have, in many ways shown that perhaps it is time to implement some or all of the proposals contained in these reports. Looking at the implications of reduced and cancelled services from my vantage point as an outsider, I am fairly certain that if the BCFS was operating under the budgetary constraints that were providing NO upside to the benefits previously enjoyed by the BCFS ridership, our elected officials would be facing some intense 'heat' to come up with a solution to the system's problems. Case in point, the previous Liberal administration's cancellation of the Mid-coast route and the ensuing damage done to the area's economy. Many British Columbians were skeptical, many totally outraged when BCFS morphed into our current quasi-public/private system. There remains, may folks who aren't particularly enamored with the present system, however it must be conceded that BCFS receives a relatively high passing grade for the state of the corporation as it is today. One of the upsides of our present model would prevent the laying up of a vessel due to a lack of funding for urgent, much-needed repairs. I would hate to be the Provincial Minister responsible for overseeing the BCFS operation, having to rise in the Legislature and announce that due to a lack of funds within the BCFS corporation, (as little as two million dollars for new steel decking), the vessel would have to be withdrawn from service! 'Bottom-line'- time for both the AMHS and perhaps the good folks at WSF as well, and for that matter the electorate of both States; Is it time to reconsider the benefits of creating a corporation such as the current BCFS model? The current state of affairs at the AMHS is frankly, appalling! Changes MUST be made, the sooner, the better.  |
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Post by roeco on Nov 9, 2019 14:33:33 GMT -8
The funding shortfall news of the AMHS should be the 'call to arms' for the good citizens of the great State of Alaska! The much-needed marine highway system has been withering on the vine for 2 decades, navigating the budgetary whims of elected officials, many of whom appear to have absolutely no understanding of the importance and value the system. Understandably there have been costly studies done which have explored the possibility of turning the state-owned system private. These studies have, in many ways shown that perhaps it is time to implement some or all of the proposals contained in these reports. Looking at the implications of reduced and cancelled services from my vantage point as an outsider, I am fairly certain that if the BCFS was operating under the budgetary constraints that were providing NO upside to the benefits previously enjoyed by the BCFS ridership, our elected officials would be facing some intense 'heat' to come up with a solution to the system's problems. Case in point, the previous Liberal administration's cancellation of the Mid-coast route and the ensuing damage done to the area's economy. Many British Columbians were skeptical, many totally outraged when BCFS morphed into our current quasi-public/private system. There remains, may folks who aren't particularly enamored with the present system, however it must be conceded that BCFS receives a relatively high passing grade for the state of the corporation as it is today. One of the upsides of our present model would prevent the laying up of a vessel due to a lack of funding for urgent, much-needed repairs. I would hate to be the Provincial Minister responsible for overseeing the BCFS operation, having to rise in the Legislature and announce that due to a lack of funds within the BCFS corporation, (as little as two million dollars for new steel decking), the vessel would have to be withdrawn from service! 'Bottom-line'- time for both the AMHS and perhaps the good folks at WSF as well, and for that matter the electorate of both States; Is it time to reconsider the benefits of creating a corporation such as the current BCFS model? The current state of affairs at the AMHS is frankly, appalling! Changes MUST be made, the sooner, the better. |
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Post by roeco on Nov 9, 2019 14:38:35 GMT -8
BC Ferries is a very successful operation and its something Alaska could take many lessons from, the structure the way it is would work very well for Alaska ferry in so many ways.
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Post by Name Omitted on Nov 9, 2019 22:15:52 GMT -8
The funding shortfall news of the AMHS should be the 'call to arms' for the good citizens of the great State of Alaska! ... 'Bottom-line'- time for both the AMHS and perhaps the good folks at WSF as well, and for that matter the electorate of both States; Is it time to reconsider the benefits of creating a corporation such as the current BCFS model? The current state of affairs at the AMHS is frankly, appalling! Changes MUST be made, the sooner, the better. Your 'call to arms' happened long ago in Southeast, but unlike BC and Washington State where the ferries serve the main economic and population centers of the state, our ferries do not. The most recent study, currently being ignored by the Administration as they try and pretend there is a private buyer for the system, looked at just that. The conclusion it came to (and I think it was a well-founded conclusion) is that while the BC Ferry may be a starting point for an Alaskan solution, it's only a starting point. While BC has a few long routes, it has nothing approaching the Aleutian run and, obviously, nothing as long as Bellingham to Ketchican. It also has a lot of short, profitable runs between population centers that match the entire population of Alaska, let alone the small coastal communities. In addition, BC Ferries can procure vessels on the wold market, wich AMHS cannot do. Case in point, the 4 new hybrid-electric vessels that are costing $38 million USD apiece, next to our similarly sized Alaska Class Vessels at just under $60 million apiece. Any Alaska Ferry corporation will need a proportionately larger subsidy than BC Ferries (although with a significantly smaller fleet it may be smaller in actual dollars). With that comes the task of finding a way to get politics out of the running of the ferry while still providing an operating subsidy. That's a hard sell. It is, however, necessary. I don't know how to explain how politically immature our State government is, except to say that of our 12 Governors, only 2 left office because they were term-limited. The other 10 either resigned or lost their re-election bids. Each new Administration has it's own priorities and ignores the work of the previous administration. Walker was headed towards the direction of semi-autonomy, but Dunleay's chosen a different path. We don't actually know what it is. We know he hired some consultants, and that they were to have a preliminary report by October. We also know that they did not contact a single Costal city, nor the Southeast Conference to look at the work that had happened up until this point. We also know that there is no publicly released report yet. Oh. And we know that the cost of the report came out of the general fund of the State of Alaska. |
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MV LeConte
Nov 26, 2019 15:11:42 GMT -8
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Post by Name Omitted on Nov 26, 2019 15:11:42 GMT -8
As an update, Aurora had 20% more steel that needs to be replaced then Labonte. LeConte will be fixed this spring, Aurora is out until further notice, and the Mal is being laid up, possibly for good.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Nov 26, 2019 15:43:50 GMT -8
As an update, Aurora had 20% more steel that needs to be replaced then Labonte. LeConte will be fixed this spring, Aurora is out until further notice, and the Mal is being laid up, possibly for good. The Malaspina is being laid up without a crew and a certificate for CG expiring in February; the ferry is almost certainly done for if they are going to lay it up through the winter without a crew. |
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Post by articulated on Nov 21, 2022 18:42:41 GMT -8
I made a 5-week road trip to and through Alaska back in the summer, which of course included some ferry action. LeConte was the first sighting of an Alaska Marine Highway vessel on the trip; here she is arriving into Skagway on a rainy Sunday afternoon, along with another shot of it after tying up at the dock. I would ride on her down to Juneau on Sunday July 24th, and back north on Friday July 29th.  AMHS LeConte by Andrew Crawford, on Flickr  AMHS LeConte by Andrew Crawford, on Flickr |
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MV LeConte
Jun 13, 2023 19:20:57 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jun 13, 2023 19:20:57 GMT -8
Could've been the LeConte (couldn't really make out the name, but looked closest photo wise to the ship I saw) in Vancouver Harbor today. Definitely an Alaska boat design but not entirely sure which one and the tracker wasn't on, so couldn't be sure. Anyone have any insight?
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Post by Ollie on Jun 13, 2023 19:31:50 GMT -8
Could've been the LeConte (couldn't really make out the name, but looked closest photo wise to the ship I saw) in Vancouver Harbor today. Definitely an Alaska boat design but not entirely sure which one and the tracker wasn't on, so couldn't be sure. Anyone have any insight? That might be the El Bartlett in Vancouver Harbour near Canada Place |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 24, 2023 22:30:08 GMT -8
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 25, 2023 22:34:59 GMT -8
Whoever started this should visit EG Fleet's site for more information. |
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