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Elliott Bay To Design Passenger/Vehicle Ferries For Alaska Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) of Seattle has been select- ed to design a pair of new passen- ger/vehicle ferries for service to and from Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. One of the two vessels will operate between Ketchikan and Hollis on Kasaan Bay; the second will run from Coffman Cove to Wrangell, and then to Blind Slough on Mitkof Island for the Petersburg traffic. The Kasaan Bay ferry will operate year-round, with the Coffman Bay boat running from May to September. According to EBDG officials, the prelimi- nary design calls for a single-ended ship with an open stern and a side door to allow vehicle loading. Arrangements will be compatible with existing Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) terminals at Hollis and Wrangell; new termi- nals will be built at Ketchikan and Blind Slough. The new ferries will .1 L- ill *11 jUU.. Pomnlu. Jwmam 1 * 1 1 1 1 PFC; RAC; CAC; RIB; PCR; FPB; PBR. The missions are specific but the propulsion choice is universal.. ... Hamilton Jet G/obal sup
