Intended to ply the waters of Cook Inlet as a passenger ferry, the Susitna is instead headed for the Philippines to do humanitarian work.| Anchorage Daily News
The Federal Transit Administration last year demanded the Mat-Su Borough pay back more than $!2 million in grants spent on the beleaguered ferry Susitna. Officials last week countered with an offer that hinges on the as-yet uncertain sale of the vessel and blames an array of factors outside the borough's control on the ferry's failed journey to Cook Inlet.| Anchorage Daily News
The Mat-Su Borough's M/V Susitna hit the water for the first time in Ketchikan on April 14.| Anchorage Daily News
The repayment covers a portion of the millions linked to the never-used Knik Arm ferry.| Mat-Su Sentinel