When a fishing boat or a state ferry breaks down in Alaska, the nearest full-service shipyard can be a long way off. For much of the state’s working fleet, the practical options have historically meant a tow of more than 1,200 nautical miles to Seattle, a trip that is, for many owners, simply too expensive to make. The crews at the Seward Shipyard exist to close that gap. The shipyard sits at the south end of the Seward Marine Industrial Center,…
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