Cape May-Lewes Ferry operating on two vessels

Cape May- Lewes Ferry Officials announced Thursday that the M/V Delaware was taken out of service, for engine issues.

Although the vessel recently got new engines, Officials say one of its main engines is in need of crank shaft repairs and will stay out of service for the next several days. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry will only be operating their other two vessels, the M/V Cape Henlopen and M/V New Jersey.

Heath Gehrke, Director of Ferry Operations, was quoted saying, “Technicians from EMD, the engine manufacturer, are on-site to fix the problem detected by the ferry engineering team. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and are working as fast as we can to get her back on-line.” Gehrke also mentioned that the new engines are under warranty and gives Chief Engineer Nesmond King credit for noticing the vibration in one engine and alerting the Port Engineer.

Gehrke went on to say, “Our customer service representatives are going above and beyond to try and ensure that our customers can get where they want to go, when they want to go, and our customers know that their safety and satisfaction is paramount.  We always recommend making reservations in the summertime, but it is even more important now.”

The ferry will still be running most of its scheduled departures with its two in-service vessels, the M/V CAPE HENLOPEN and M/V NEW JERSEY. Until further notice, the Ferry’s modified weekday schedule is the following:

Scheduled Departures      

The Ferry’s modified weekend schedule is the following:

Scheduled Departures

CMLF officials say that all customers with advance reservations have been contacted and will be accommodated on a scheduled crossing.