Ferry sailings canceled after high wind forecast

The ferry Aurora sails from Juneau’s Auke Bar terminal. (Gillfoto/ Wikimedia Commons)
Weekend ferry service from Juneau to Haines and Skagway has been disrupted by windy conditions in Lynn Canal.
Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said scheduled sailings for the ferry Aurora on Friday and Sunday were canceled after forecasts for high winds.
“Those high winds bring with (them) freezing spray and that provides danger to the life rafts on that vessel,” Wo