Ferry storage costs close to a half-million dollars

The fast ferry Chenega undergoes repairs in drydock at the Ketchikan Shipyard in 2014. It is being tied up and stored in Tacoma, Washington, until its future is decided. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)
The Alaska Marine Highway System is paying more than $1,200 a day for long-term storage of two unused ferries.
One critic says it would be better to sell them than to tie them up.http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2016/10/10LayUp-L.mp3The state has awarded contracts totaling more than $450