PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) — One of Washington’s newest ferries, the Chetzemoka (chet-za-moh-kah), will need to go into a shipyard drydock for repairs after only nine months in service.
The ferry was out of service for a day this week and returned with a temporary fix.
Ferry system spokeswoman Marta Coursey says the permanent repair awaits a part that may take a week or more to arrive from Wisconsin.
The Peninsula Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/oma6iE ) the problem is with a cooler that cycles fresh water through the ship’s generator.
