Everett, Wash. Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Keystone ferry route to resume this afternoon
A crack in the hull in the ferry Klickitat was repaired Tuesday, allowing the aging vessel to return to service on the Keystone-Port Townsend run this afternoon, Washington State Ferries officials said.
The Klickitat, built in 1927, was successfully repaired overnight in a dry dock at Todd Shipyard in Seattle, said Traci Brewer-Rogstad, director of marine operations for the ferry system. The six-inch crack was repaired and a section of hull plating replaced at a cost of about $50,000.
The ferry is scheduled to resume service at 2:15 p.m., starting in Port Townsend, Brewer-Rogstad said.
