Ketchikan pier due to be repaired by July 5

Anchorage-based Turnagain Marine Construction was awarded the emergency repairs in the amount of $928,580.

Meanwhile, cruise ships have been using Ketchikan's three other piers or tendering passengers to the vicinity of Berth 3.

According to CLIA Alaska, between June 3 and July 5, 35 calls were booked for Berth 3, including scheduled tenders to that pier.