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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Ship Island opens after repairs to pier

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Ship Island opens after repairs to pier
Ship Island opens after repairs to pier

Gulf Islands National Seashore announced today that Ship Island is officially reopened after being closed since June 5th due to Tropical Storm Cristobal.

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- - gulf islands national seashore- announced today - that ship island is officially- re- opened after being closed - since june 5th due to tropical- storm cristobal.- - - - during the storm, the island's- ferry pier was- damaged causing all ferry - service to ship island to be- halted.

- starting thursday, july 15th, - ship island excursions will - resume its regular ferry- schedule.

- in order to keep passengers and- crew safe, ship island- excursions is asking all guests- to bring masks and wear - them whenever it's not possible- to social distance while- on the boat.- all boats will only be filled t- 50 percent capacity.- on the island, all umbrellas an- chairs are spaced at least 6- feet apart.

- captain louis skrmetta of ship- island excursions - checked out the fixed pier- yesterday - - capt.

Louis skrmetta, ship- island excursions - president: "i was out there yesterday with the construction- crew.

They finished up the- job and the park service- inspected the work and gave us- the green light to operate.

- so i was out there yesterday.

- the temporary repairs are fine.- it's a four-foot- wide boardwalk going across the- missing section of pier ans it'- fine.

It's wheelchair - accessible.

It looked great.- except from having to move some- sand off of the dock- and a few other things."

Ferrys will operate 7 days a- - - - week and depart jones park at 9-

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