UPDATE: Providence-Newport ferry service suspended through Wednesday

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence-to-Newport ferry will remain closed through next Wednesday, according to SeaStreak officials.

An accident last weekend cancelled all ferry operations between Providence and Newport for the week. This will make 11 days that it has not been running.

The ferry was sent to New York for repairs, after it was damaged during a journey from Narragansett to Providence on June 17th. There has been no ferry service since then.

The crash happened on the second day of the season.

The hour-long route across Narragansett Bay was so popular during its inaugural season last year that state officials are offering more trips this year, as well as a joint-ticketing agreement with Amtrak that lets passengers buy train and ferry tickets at the same time.

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