Ferries out of Haines were canceled last Friday, May 5 through the weekend after a bearing housing snapped in the terminal’s ramp lift.
“After some electrical work was completed on the Haines ferry terminal ramp’s Synchrolift, a routine safety test was performed,” said Sam Dapcevich, Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman. “During the test, a ‘pillow block bearing housing’ snapped. We located a spare housing in Ketchikan on Friday, and it was flown to Haines on…