Door roller on ferry broke
In the night of Apr 19, one of the rollers for the bow doors on the "Martha’s Vineyard", now back a month from its $17.5 million refurbishment, broke. The vessel continued to operate but it required the loading and unloading be via the stern as the bow door remained closed. In the morning of Apr 20 a maintenance department was on site to replace the roller. However, when the vessel was arriving, it was noticed that one of the pilings in Slip 2 had shifted and there was a short delay as an assessment was made if the pile was in the way of the vessel docking.
Once it was determined that the pile was not in the way, the ferry docked and the repair was carried out. The repairs, coupled with backing vehicles onto the ferry , caused a delay this morning in Woods Hole. The Martha’s Vineyard left on its scheduled 7 a.m. run at about 7:40 a.m. The maintenance personnel were able to replace the roller during that docking but it was planned to inspect the other rollers to make sure any issue is addressed-
A marine contractor also removed the wayward pile to make sure there was no issue going forward, he wrote. The ferry will be taken out of service April 23. At that time it will go to the Fairhaven shipyard to go over a checklist of items that need attention.