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I need all its sailings with the ports, times, and whether each stop is a departure or arrival."},{"title":"Cross Gulf route logistics check","prompt":"Can you get me the Cross Gulf ferry schedule for April 2027? I need to know which vessels are running and what the port-by-port timetable looks like in both directions."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with the requested month, schedule name, source URL, and an array of grid objects — each grid contains a direction (e.g. Northbound/Southbound), an ordered list of ports, and an array of sailings. Each sailing includes the vessel name, a unique sailing ID, and an ordered list of stops with port name, local ISO datetime, and stop type (departure or arrival).","failureModes":["Invalid or unpublished month — AMHS only publishes ~6 months ahead; requests for past or far-future months may return empty or error","Unrecognized schedule name — must match one of the enumerated route or vessel names exactly (case-sensitive variants may fail)","Source website unavailable — if the Alaska DOT schedule page is down, the worker cannot retrieve data","No sailings for the period — some routes have seasonal gaps and may return empty grids for certain months"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need structured, machine-readable Alaska Marine Highway ferry schedule data including exact port sequences, local times, vessel assignments, and sailing IDs — sourced directly from the official Alaska DOT schedule grids. 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