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It’s official. The M/V Tustumena is finally being replaced. The over $200 million project was announced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy during a Saturday visit to Kodiak.
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House Speaker Louise Stutes has appointed a former Unalaska mayor to a new ferry oversight board.Shirley Marquardt will be joining the nine-member Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board, which was established through the passage of House Bill 63 — introduced by Speaker Stutes last session.
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The M/V Tustumena is now scheduled to arrive in Unalaska at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, and to depart in the late afternoon. It is the last ferry scheduled to visit the island this year.
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This summer is shaping up to be another quiet tourism season in Unalaska. While public health mandates and regulations loosen, things like reduced ferry…
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Ports along the Aleutian Chain between Homer and Unalaska will see only five visits of the ferry Tustumena this summer, down from the twice-monthly…
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AMHS Requires COVID-19 Test Before Boarding Following Positive Test Results Among Crew In Early JuneThe Alaska Marine Highway System will now require that all passengers (over the age of two) provide proof of a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken…
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The Unalaska City Council adopted a new local COVID-19 mandate at its meeting June 9. The order is the same as the prior local order, except that it…
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Six more crew members aboard the M/V Tustumena have tested positive for COVID-19, state officials said Tuesday. That brings the total number of COVID-19…
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Sailings for the M/V Tustumena will resume later this month, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Initially, on…
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Updated 06/07/2020 at 10 a.m. The Tustumena's sailing from Unalaska to the mainland was canceled Saturday after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19…