The freight ferry went out for repairs in Woods Hole Saturday afternoon and later returned to service.

The Steamship Authority port captain has resigned, boat line general manager Robert Davis confirmed Thursday.

Steamship Authority governors voted unanimously to immediately seek a top-to-bottom independent outside review of boat line operations.

Steamship Authority governors meet on the Vineyard today. The meeting begins at 4 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.

With growing uproar over problems that continue to plague the Steamship Authority, the monthly meeting has been switched to the Vineyard.

In the first third of 2018 549 ferries were cancelled because of mechanical problems, more than triple the amount in the last four years combined.