State Ferry Service to Skagway Suspended

Skagway ferry service suspended for 'foreseeable future'

The Alaska Marine Highway System's port in Skagway, Alaska is closed "for the foreseeable future" due to "major structural damage" to the docking facility. All ferry service to and from Skagway is temporarily suspended.

State ferry service to Skagway suspended

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities issued a notice on Saturday that there would be no ferry service to Skagway for the “foreseeable future.”

Citing major structural damage, DOT suspends ferry service to Skagway

When the town of Skagway went to sleep on Friday, they had daily ferry service. By mid-morning the next day, that service was gone. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Utilities (DOT) issued a notice on Saturday that there would be no ferry service to Skagway for the “foreseeable future.” The department cited major structural damage to the state-owned ferry docking facility. Skagway’s borough manager, Emily Deach, heard the news S…