Day of Celebration for New Ferry Woods Hole
Woods Hole sails into home port Monday morning.
Woods Hole sails into home port Monday morning.
Brass band provides the music at commissioning ceremony.
Brass band provides the music at commissioning ceremony.
Lots of stairs aboard new ship.
Lots of stairs aboard new ship.
SSA general manager Wayne Lamson and director of engineering and maintenance Carl Walker aboard the new vessel.
SSA general manager Wayne Lamson and director of engineering and maintenance Carl Walker aboard the new vessel.
Woods Hole visible rounding West Chop from aboard the Island Home.
Woods Hole visible rounding West Chop from aboard the Island Home.
Pulling in to busy harbor.
Pulling in to busy harbor.
New hybrid freight ferry measures in at 235 feet long.
New hybrid freight ferry measures in at 235 feet long.
Ferry takes her name from her home port.
Ferry takes her name from her home port.
No vehicles aboard for ceremonial voyage to the Vineyard.
No vehicles aboard for ceremonial voyage to the Vineyard.
Welcoming crowd gathered in Vineyard Haven.
Welcoming crowd gathered in Vineyard Haven.
Ferry visited the Island over the weekend for test runs.
Ferry visited the Island over the weekend for test runs.
Arriving at Vineyard Haven to eager crowd.
Arriving at Vineyard Haven to eager crowd.
Docked in Vineyard Haven.
Docked in Vineyard Haven.
Woods Hole will soon be a familiar sight at Oak Bluffs terminal.
Woods Hole will soon be a familiar sight at Oak Bluffs terminal.
Woods Hole joins Island Home and other vessels on the harbor.
Woods Hole joins Island Home and other vessels on the harbor.
With festive bunting adorning her brand new decks, Steamship Authority ferry Woods Hole sailed into Vineyard Haven Monday afternoon for her ceremonial first voyage to Martha’s Vineyard.
The ferry docked at Vineyard Haven just after 3 p.m., a few hours after an official commissioning ceremony before a crowd of about 200 people at the Steamship dock in Woods Hole.