The high-speed ferry hasn’t run since 2018, sidelined by construction delays and the pandemic.
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Training exercise Thursday will simulate ferry running aground off Peaks Island
The event, sponsored by Casco Bay Emergency Response Group, also will feature an evacuation of passengers.
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State launches ferry built in East Boothbay shipyard
The new vessel, named after Capt. Richard G. Spear, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate, will transport passengers and motor vehicles between Rockland and Vinalhaven for the Maine State Ferry Service.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Eco-friendlier ferry coming to Casco Bay service
The new vessel, expected by the end of 2022, will be one of the first of its kind to have a hybrid diesel electric propulsion system that dramatically cuts carbon dioxide emissions.
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Chebeague Island ferry will carry suspected COVID-19 patients after all
Assistance from the Mills administration helped resolve insurance issues, the company says.
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Chebeague Island ferry won’t transport suspected COVID-19 patients
The island town’s primary ferry responds to emergency calls but says it won’t transport anyone suspected to be infected with the coronavirus.
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Casco Bay Lines further reduces ferry service because of coronavirus
The temporary reductions will affect Casco Bay island residents, who rely on the ferry service to get to and from the mainland.
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Casco Bay Lines opts not to change ferry schedules – yet
A proposal to change the Peaks Island ferry schedule has failed and decision to change ferry schedules to other islands delayed until later this month.
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With no start date set, Maine-Nova Scotia ferry season may be extended
The season was originally planned to run from June to mid-October but no ferries have been allowed to use the Bar Harbor terminal.
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Casco Bay Lines to discuss schedule changes
PORTLAND — Casco Bay Lines representatives will be visiting islands at the end of the month to discuss proposed changes to the ferry schedule. Meetings will be held aboard the Bay Mist on Monday, July 29, from 6:05-6:35 p.m. at Little Diamond Island; 6:55-7:25 p.m. at Diamond Cove, and at Great Diamond Island from 7:40-8:10 […]