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The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the south-central coast of the state, the eastern Aleutian Islands and the Inside Passage of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. Ferries serve communities in Southeast Alaska that have no road access, and the vessels can transport people, freight, and vehicles.
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M/V Tustumena is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System. [1]Tustumena was constructed in 1963 by Christy Corporation in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin [2] and refurbished in 1969 in San Francisco.
Alaska has a well-developed ferry system, known as the Alaska Marine Highway, which serves the cities in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska as well as in the Alaska Peninsula. The system also operates a ferry service from Bellingham, Washington and Prince Rupert, British Columbia in Canada up the Inside Passage to Skagway.
Ferry services include weekly Friday departures and arrivals on the state-run Alaska Marine Highway System. [3] There is also an additional summer ferry on alternating Saturdays. Alaska-bound ferries also stop in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, providing a direct link between the lower 48 states and northern British Columbia. [4] [5]
It was the first Alaska-class ferry and the largest vessel ever built in the state. [12] It was launched on May 16, 2018, with little fanfare. [13] The public ceremony came on August 11, 2018, when Tazlina was christened in Ketchikan by former Alaska First Lady Donna Walker. [14] All Alaska Marine Highway Ferries are named after glaciers.
Alaska Route 7 (abbreviated as AK-7) is a state highway in the Alaska Panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It consists of four unconnected pieces which serve some of the Panhandle communities. The Alaska Marine Highway ferries stop in the cities connecting to the Alaska Highway in Yukon via the Haines Highway.
The M/V Columbia is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.. M/V Columbia at Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Constructed in 1974 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington, the M/V Columbia has been the flagship vessel for the Alaska ferry system for over 40 years.