Daintree ferry currently out of action
DAINTREE FERRY
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UPDATE 5.05pm: The Daintree ferry is now operational after a minor hiccup this afternoon.
"Recent flooding caused a build of sand in the ferry channel and the vessel bumped into a sandbar, causing the cable and plastic guides to slip off the drive wheel," A spokesperson from Douglas Shire Council said this afternoon via social media.
Council also stated dredging works are scheduled to start at midnight on Thursday, April 12.
EARLIER: The Daintree Ferry is currently out of action due to an operational issue.
Douglas Shire Council confirmed this afternoon that crews are working to fix a problem with the plastic guides that keep the cable on the drive wheel.
The cable itself is fine, and the ferry is expected to be operating again in one hour.
It comes just over a month after the ferry was closed for five days while it was dry-docked for maintenance.
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