Performing beautifully in Clarence Strait, the M/V Susitna continues at sea trials. |
NEWS FLASH:
The ship is complete and docked in Ward Cove near Ketchikan. Mat-Su Borough Assemblymembers are concerned about local taxpayers bearing the burden of ferry operations costs. Presently no ferry landings are built.Among the options now being considered in Sept. 2012 are:
• listing the ship on the Federal Register for transfer to a government entity
• studying the cost to land the ferry at Port MacKenzie or Cook Inlet to curb costs over the winter
• selling the ship to a private company either directly or through a broker
------------------------------------- The rear admiral from New York who convinced a small Alaska shipyard to build a never-been-done-before vessel told an appreciative crowd today that the M/V Susitna is what’s right about America: former Rear Admiral Jay Cohen, Office of Naval Research. The Colombian immigrant turned naval-architect-from-Seattle admitted that at first he did not think a small ship repair yard on an Alaska island could build an impossible ship. This yard’s achievement today, he said, meant more to him than the improbable engineering feats he overcame: Guido Perla, Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. |
 On the cover of Work Boat Magazine, the M/V Susitna is among the 10 most important ships of the year. |
