The state of Alaska has entered negotiations on a proposal to sell the state ferry Malaspina to the owners of a private cruise ship dock in Ketchikan’s Ward Cove. The ship could be reborn as a maritime museum.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The state of Alaska has entered negotiations for a proposal to sell the state ferry Malaspina to the owners of a private cruise ship dock in Ketchikan’s Ward Cove.
John Binkley, the president of M/V Malaspina LLC, is the man behind the negotiations to turn the boat into a museum. He has a long family history in Alaska. His father was born and raised in 1920 in Southeast Alaska, and understood the isolation in that part of the state in ways Binkley said those from Interior or Southcentral Alaska might not.
“She is a beautiful, beautiful ship,” begins Binkley. “Long elegant lines, a graceful bow, beautiful tumblehome stern, and a gorgeous funnel that has the eight stars of the Alaska flag on it. And I just love it.”The Malaspina has become too old for everyday use and has been sitting idle in the Ward Cove since December 2019. Keeping the boat tied up is costing the state $75,000 per month, Binkley said. The state has considered scrapping the boat and also sinking it.
“Among other uses, they propose keeping the Malaspina in Ketchikan and using the vessel as a maritime museum,” the press release states. “They also propose to explore opportunities for the ship to serve as a training facility for the University of Alaska’s Maritime Training Center in Ketchikan.”
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