Tustumena to Dock in Unalaska Saturday


Friday, May 22 2015
After delays for repairs during a mandatory wintertime overhaul, the Alaska state ferry Tustumena is set to dock in Unalaska at 9:15 Saturday morning.
Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodward said he expects a fairly full ship to arrive.
"The Tustumena tends to run pretty close to full throughout the summertime and especially in the spring time, it’s a popular trip because people are trying to get their goods and fishing supplies out to communities for the summer," he said. "Likewise, on the way back, they’re trying to ring everything back home after the summer fishing season.”
The Tustumena can hold up to36 vehicles on the car deck. Woodward says staterooms on the boat are likely to be near capacity as well. The Tustumena will depart and head back east at 5:15 Saturday evening.