![]() He said that the state’s vessels are minimally crewed right now. Dave Bernhardt is the director of maintenance and operations at the Maine Department of Transportation, the agency that oversees the ferry service. I’d go bankrupt.”īut the shortage of able seamen is a national problem, according to an official from the Maine State Ferry Service. If I ran the business the way the state is running this, I’d have to fold the first year. “This is the busiest time of year, when all the summer people are coming and going … We’re just trying to make a living here. “Of all times to do this, I think it’s crazy,” he said last week. Paul Hatch, a construction company owner whose fleet of trucks haul material from the mainland to the island, was one of them. Last week, the news that the ferry service would have to offer a hybrid schedule for its Islesboro runs on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week came as an unwelcome surprise for most islanders. Peter Willcox of Islesboro worked for 38 years as captain for Greenpeace vessels. ![]()
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