St. Francisville ferry out for more repairs
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The Mississippi River ferry between West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee parishes will be out of service through next week, the state Department of Transportation and Development said in a news release Friday.
The ferry St. Francisville recently returned from a shipyard to replace the other boat, the New Roads, which has a blown engine, the news release said.
However, DOTD decided Friday the St. Francisville must return to the shipyard for more repairs.
DOTD said the U.S. Coast Guard is concerned with bushings of the St. Francisville’s new rudder and will not clear the vessel for service until the bushings are repaired.
Maintenance crews had planned to work through the weekend to repair the rudder, in an attempt to return the ferry to service Monday afternoon.
Further inspections, however, showed more extensive damage to the rudder than first thought, requiring the ferry to return to the shipyard.
For updates on ferries, visit the “Ferry Status” page on the right side of the DOTD Web site at www.dotd.la.gov or call the toll-free ferry information line at (888) 613-3779.
The ferry St. Francisville recently returned from a shipyard to replace the other boat, the New Roads, which has a blown engine, the news release said.
However, DOTD decided Friday the St. Francisville must return to the shipyard for more repairs.
DOTD said the U.S. Coast Guard is concerned with bushings of the St. Francisville’s new rudder and will not clear the vessel for service until the bushings are repaired.
Maintenance crews had planned to work through the weekend to repair the rudder, in an attempt to return the ferry to service Monday afternoon.
Further inspections, however, showed more extensive damage to the rudder than first thought, requiring the ferry to return to the shipyard.
For updates on ferries, visit the “Ferry Status” page on the right side of the DOTD Web site at www.dotd.la.gov or call the toll-free ferry information line at (888) 613-3779.
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