The Steamship Authority's M/V Nantucket was back out of service on Wednesday and Thursday due to a nagging mechanical problem that first arose last weekend.
The Steamship Authority’s M/V Nantucket was back out of service on Wednesday and Thursday due to a nagging mechanical problem that first arose last weekend, leaving some cars and passengers stranded on both the Island and in Woods Hole.
On Saturday morning, a governor, an engine device that regulates speed, failed on the Nantucket, taking the boat out of service until the following day. But a Coast Guard inspection found the governor needed additional repairs, meaning the boat was back out of service by Wednesday, SSA spokesman Sean Driscoll said.
“There wasn’t a new problem, it’s the same governor, the Coast Guard just wanted some additional repair work done,” Mr. Driscoll said.
The vessel missed its 11:05 a.m. departure out of Woods Hole and its 12:20 p.m. return from Oak Bluffs. Mr. Driscoll said he was unsure how long the repair will take.
“We don’t know at this point how long the Nantucket’s going to be out; we’re hoping that repairs will be done today,” Mr. Driscoll said.
The M/V Sankaty will run in place of the Nantucket starting with the 1:35 p.m. boat, Mr. Driscoll said. The Sankaty carries up to 300 passengers and crew compared to the 768-person capacity of the Nantucket.
“We’ll accommodate the vehicles that can’t fit on the Sankaty with a different trip,” Mr. Driscoll said. “And then we’ll take it as it comes throughout the rest of the evening.”
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Just wondering how its up to
here we go again edgJust wondering how its up to the Coast Guard to 'ok' some sort of repair. The airlines don't call the FAA everytime they fix a broken airplane. If the governor is inoperative or intermittent, just replace it instead of doing some sort of 'band-aid' approach repair. Aren't those tasked with maintaining and repairing these vessels competent to do a simple repair without goverment oversight?
Because the coast guard does
Mike m BourneBecause the coast guard does the inspections. Is that confusing?
Build the Bridge, Build the
Captain OB Oak BluffsBuild the Bridge, Build the Bridge!
Seriously!!
If you want a bridge, from
thomas hodgson wtIf you want a bridge, from where would the 5-12 BILLION dollars necessary for such a project come? As long as there are people around who remember the financial fiasco of the "Big Dig", you can bet your bippy there will be no federal dollars available for an MV bridge. Massachusetts has an infrastructure repair backlog of 25-30 billion dollars, so don't look to the state, either. Bottom line? The ferry system cost is peanuts compared to what a bridge would require. There is no bridge in our future. Come back with the idea of a bridge when the Island's population reaches a half a million to a million people?
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