Southeast Alaska ferry route suspended after ship's 'catastrophic' mechanical failure - Anchorage Daily News

M/V Prince of Wales (Alaska Inter-Island Ferry Authority).

JUNEAU — The state plans to use one of its ferries to provide service between two Southeast Alaska communities while repairs are done on an Inter-Island Ferry Authority vessel.

The authority halted service between Ketchikan and Hollis on Prince of Wales Island on Friday after what it described as a "catastrophic propulsion system failure" affecting its vessel, the Prince of Wales, CoastAlaska reported.