Less than a week after the only state ferry currently serving Haines returned to service, it was broken down again.
On March 27, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) cancelled Matanuska sailings through April 2 after efforts to replace a broken crab nut on the vessel’s starboard engine led technicians to discover two defective power-pack cylinder units on the port engine.
“Replacement power-pack cylinder units were shipped from Louisiana and arrived (Tuesday), and factory technicians…
