BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — The Washington state ferry Tacoma that lost power last July off Bainbridge Island will be out of service until next summer.
Officials had hoped to have the 460-foot vessel back early next year.
Ferry system director Lynne Griffith says repairs are taking longer than expected because parts for the 17-year-old vessel have to be manufactured in Germany.
The Kitsap Sun reports ( ) Griffith explained the $1.8 million repair project Wednesday at the Eagle Harbor repair facility on Bainbridge Island.
Ferry officials say a voltage surge blew fuses and caused a flash explosion that destroyed electrical control components on the Tacoma.
They described it as a freak accident, but two other ferries of the same class, the Wenatchee and Puyallup, are being operated with extra care until they can be rewired.
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