Angoon charters its own ferry
Angoon village in Southeast Alaska is in discussions with Juneau-based Goldbelt, Inc. to charter a catamaran vessel owned by Goldbelt to provide passenger ferry service. The Alaska Marine Highway System was to offer very limited winter ferry service to small Southeast communities including Angoon, on Admiralty Island, but has had to roll that back when budget constraints prevented scheduled maintenance on vessels that would have provided the service. The City and Angoon Community Association may have to subsidize the service if an insufficient number of people sign up for the service. An initial trip is planned for Nov. 24. Goldbelt is Juneau’s Native village corporation and operates its catamaran passenger services to the Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island and the Kensington Mine on Berners Bay.