DOT announces two private ferry trips with state service halted

The Alaska Department of Transportation announced that it had contracted with a private company for two round-trips from Juneau.

The trips, contracted by Allen Marine, are scheduled to leave Auke Bay on Feb. 29 and March 3. Passengers will have an 80-pound luggage limit.

DOT announced that the sailings would stop at communities that have struggled without ferry service. Both sailings have the same schedules:

Juneau – Allen Marine Dock, 13391 Glacier Hwy

Departure 7:00 am

Kake – OVK Dock

Arrival 12:00 pm

Departure 12:30 pm

Angoon – Seaplane float

Arrival 3:15 pm

Departure 3:45 pm

Tenakee – Seaplane float

Arrival 5:15 pm

Departure 5:45 pm

Juneau – Allen Marine Dock

Arrival 7:45 pm

DOT advises that interested passengers book early at the

Calls to department officials about the cost of the sailings were not returned.

Ferry service for most of Southeast Alaska has ground to halt with the state’s ferries either undergoing repairs or in an annual overhaul.