BLACKS HARBOUR (CNB) – Department of Transportation officials are working with Coastal Transport Ltd. to make preparations to take the new ferry, Grand Manan Adventure, temporarily out of service after the high-traffic summer season ends.
Murray Ryder, president of Coastal Transport Ltd., said today that the ferry must be drydocked to allow further repairs to be made to one of the bow thrusters. The ferry will go into drydock after Sept. 11 for about 10 days, plus travel time to the shipyard. The repairs are covered under the warranty.
The repairs will not result in any interruption to the normal ferry service provided during this period for passengers travelling between Blacks Harbour and Grand Manan.
06-09-11