Updated 7 pm, Friday
The Steamship Authority has cancelled all trips on the ferry Martha’s Vineyard Friday due to mechanical problems. The Martha’s Vineyard is expected to be out of service on Saturday and is not expected to resume operating until Sunday. The freight boat Sankaty has been pressed into service.
Wayne Lamson, SSA general manager, told The Times there was problem with a generator on the Martha’s Vineyard. “We are in the process of finding spare parts,” Mr. Lamson said in an email to The Times. “Repairs may not be completed until sometime tomorrow morning. In the meantime, we are running extra trips with the Nantucket and Sankaty tonight. The Island Home is also running.”
Earlier in the day the SSA posted the following update:
The M/V Martha’s Vineyard will be out of service due to emergency repairs on Friday May 6. It is anticipated that the repairs will continue through Saturday May 7. The freight vessel M/V Sankaty will be replacing the M/V Martha’s Vineyard tonight for its 9:45pm Woods Hole to Martha’s Vineyard trip and the scheduled trips between Martha’s Vineyard and Woods Hole on Saturday. During this time period there will be limited passenger capacity and amenities on these trips. The M/V Martha’s Vineyard is expected to resume service on Sunday, May 8.
Standby at the Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven terminals, closed earlier, has resumed.
Customers may change their reservations online at www.steamshipauthority.com, by phone at (508)477-8600 or in person at one of the terminals.
For more information, please call 508.548.3788 or 508.693.0367
Current Conditions may be viewed at http://www.steamshipauthority.
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