Grand Manan Adventure will return to dry dock

The Grand Manan Adventure is heading back todry dock in September for additional repairs to one of its bow thrusters, the Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday.

The $68-millionferry sailed for the first timeon Aug. 11 but it quickly found itself in need of repairs.

Itsbow thrusters failed on Aug. 15, forcing the ferry to be tied up until it could be repaired. TheGrand Manan Adventure returned to serviceon Aug. 18.

The ferry will be taken out of service once the high-traffic summer season wraps up later in September.

Murray Ryder, the president of Coastal Transport Ltd., said the ferry will go into dry dock on Sept. 11 and will be there for 10 days, plus travel time to the shipyard.

The Grand Manan Adventures repairs are covered under the ferrys warranty.

The Department of Transportation is reporting the ferrys trip to the dry dock will not lead to any interruption in service between Blacks Harbour and Grand Manan.