Matanuska crew tests negative for COVID-19; ship to resume scheduled service Aug. 21

Last week, the the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) learned of five recent M/V Matanuska passengers who tested positive for COVID-19. The five were traveling together and were close contacts only with each other. Out of an abundance of caution, AMHS issued a press release to inform the public and to share guidance from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services for recent passengers.

AMHS canceled Matanuska’s August 14 northbound voyage from Bellingham as testing was arranged for the crew of 47. The crew took COVID-19 tests on August 15, and the results came back negative for the entire crew Sunday evening. Matanuska will resume scheduled service on Friday, August 21, departing from Bellingham at 6 pm. Read the original release here.