...the 11 Seward-based ferry employees. "All of a sudden, they are just wiped out," he said. Jim Beedle, AMHS operations manager, said the ferry system is following a plan that began in 1997 and is supposed to guide the state's operations...
...prevent the Matanuska from running. The ship lost one of its two anchors about 10 days ago in Peril Strait, said AMHS operations manager Norm Edwards. The anchor went to the bottom because of ``a failure in the swivel pin, which had come undone...
...the Taku takes on $8,000 worth of food a week for passengers and crew, according to Capt. Norm Edwards, AMHS operations manager. The Taku burns about $30,000 of fuel a week, he said. Winter employment on the ferry system ranges from...
...prevent the Matanuska from running. The ship lost one of its two anchors about 10 days ago in Peril Strait, said AMHS operations manager Norm Edwards. The anchor went to the bottom because of ``a failure in the swivel pin, which had come undone...
...Auke Bay. It was the 10th time since June 7, 2004, that high winds in Lynn Canal canceled a Fairweather trip, AMHS operations manager Jim Beedle said. If the forecast of stronger winds holds today, it would be the 11th. "Snow is not the problem...
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