Sister ship to the Malaspina, the Matanuska was also built in 1963 at the beginning of the Alaska Marine Highway. The Matanuska was named after a glacier and has a maximum capacity of 499 ...

The 50-foot fishing boat Wind Walker ... The distress call was picked up by the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Hubbard, which arrived on the scene first. In addition to the mayday call ...

A 20-year plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System is being met with skepticism about the likelihood of funding for proposed improvements and questions about the inability to resolve current ...