The Lituya's mechanical problems will keep it sidelined until early February

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Lituya provides regular service between Metlakatla Indian Community and Ketchikan. (Leila Kheiry/KRBD) The A...

January 24, 2023
6:50 AM

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Lituya provides regular service between Metlakatla Indian Community and Ketchikan. (Leila Kheiry/KRBD) The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Lituya will be out of service until at least Feb. 1. That's according to the state transportation department, which made the announcement a week after the boat stopped making runs to Metlakatla. Shannon McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Transportation, says the boat has a generator engine failure. 'We had technical reps analyzing the problem this Saturday and should know more details on the repair here shortly in terms of timeline, McCarthy wrote in an email to KRBD on Monday.

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