Bent Columbia propeller shrinks Southeast ferry service

The state ferry Columbia will soon sail south for repairs to a damaged propeller. That will leave Southeast with fewer port calls. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)The Alaska Marine Highway System’s largest ferry needs work on one of its propellers.
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The 500-passenger Columbia will soon head to a Portland, Ore., shipyard for repairs.
As a result, most of Southeast Alaska’s larger cities will lose one or two port calls a week.
Sitka will go two full weeks without fer