The handling of the Sankaty incident this summer has fractured the Steamship Authority’s generally unanimous board of governors, who took opposing positions at their regular meeting Tuesday morning in Falmouth.
The Dukes County Commission took the rare step Friday of appealing to the full governing board of the Steamship Authority, calling events surrounding the incident in which the Sankaty slipped from its mooring this summer “extremely disturbing.”
The Steamship Authority’s governing board never saw the results of an internal investigation into the M/V Sankaty incident of July 27 until they were released to the press this week, board member James Malkin told the Gazette.
The Steamship Authority will hold two public information sessions on the Vineyard next month to show residents features of the ferry line’s new website and mobile application.
The Steamship Authority board of governors Tuesday approved next year’s $137.7 million operating budget, raising fares for some travelers, but mostly protecting rates for Island residents.
The New England Wireless and Steam Museum, in East Greenwich, R.I., plans to restore the former Steamship ferry's 1925 engine to running order for public demonstrations.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 6 that the U.S. District Court in Boston did not properly consider the 11 employees’ request for an injunction in 2022, after the Steamship Authority implemented a vaccine mandate for most workers.
The M/V Nantucket was working the Vineyard route when tidal and wind conditions caused the ferry to hit a concrete piling at the Oak Bluffs dock on Seaview avenue Monday.
Robert Davis received a 4 per cent salary increase, retroactive to July 1, following his annual performance review by the boat line board of governors Tuesday.
