M/V Taku is a Malaspina -class mainline vessel built for the Alaska Marine Highway System. The ship has been retired and was sold to a Dubai-based company for $171,000. [5] . The owner sought to sell the ferry internationally, and was unsuccessful, and it was last seen beached in Alang, India, to be scrapped.

2018年5月3日 · The M/V Taku, which served as a ferry in Alaska for more than a half-century, sits aground at high tide in Alang, India, where it’s set to be dismantled for scrap and recycling. The state sold...

In 1963 the Division of Marine Transportation was formally established, founding the Alaska Marine Highway System, three ships were added to the fleet and five communities gained service. The MV Chilkat was joined by the MV Malaspina, MV Taku and MV Matanuska and service extended to Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Wrangell, and Prince Rupert, BC.

M/V Taku is a Malaspina -class mainline vessel built for the Alaska Marine Highway System. The ship has been retired and was sold to a Dubai-based company for $171,000. [5] . The owner sought to sell the ferry internationally, and was unsuccessful, and it was last seen beached in Alang, India, to be scrapped.

2018年3月13日 · The former Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Taku left Ketchikan Tuesday on what is either its final voyage, or toward its new life as a ferry in another part of the world. About a dozen people gathered early in the morning at Ward Cove to wish the Taku farewell.

The M/V Taku was one of three sister ships that made up the original Alaska Marine Highway System's fleet, but unlike the other two, this vessel was not lengthened after construction. In 1981, the M/V Taku received a major refurbishment and was in service steadily until the summer of 2015 when she was laid up due to budget considerations.

2012年7月1日 · Some Fun Facts: The M/V Taku is one of the older ferries in the AMHS (Alaska Marine Highway System) – it was launched in 1963 and is still chugging along nearly 50 years later. It’s 352 feet long, 74 feet wide, and has a draft of nearly 17 feet.

The M/V Taku was named after the Taku Glacier, which is located in Southeast Alaska. The vessel was designed by Phillip F. Spaulding and Associates of Seattle, Washington and built at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock in Seattle. The M/V Taku was one of three sister ships that

2018年1月23日 · The state of Alaska has sold the ferry Taku, 55 years after the ship became one of the first in the state’s fleet. On Friday afternoon, the 352-foot ship was sold for $171,000 to a Dubai-based...

2017年3月13日 · The M/V Taku, a 352-foot-long mainline vessel originally built for Alaska's marine highway system, could be yours for the right price. The Dept. of Transportation announced Saturday that M/V Taku, which was taken out of service on June 23, 2015, is being sold "as-is/where-is" through a sealed bid sale.