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Steamship Authority Staffing Shortages Leave Some Cape And Islands Ferry Passengers Stranded

According to the Steamship Authority, it was all because one licensed deck officer couldn't make it to work Saturday.

(Sean Barnacoat/CBS Boston)

August 13, 2024

WOODS HOLE - The Cape Cod island ferries are back on schedule after a weekend of cancelations and delays caused by a staff call-out, according to the Steamship Authority,

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"We couldn't get on another boat, and we tried and we tried and we tried," said Erica Fross. "They finally told us that there was at least one boat had been canceled because somebody sick, and of course there was a high demand for people to get on the boats."

The problem that first surfaced last spring happened again.

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