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Post by Kahloke on Oct 23, 2021 6:33:12 GMT -8
It seems like they're taking it one day at a time. Some days they've been able to restore full service for either all of the day, or at least some of the day. It's hit or miss which I'm sure is incredibly frustrating for commuters. I guess the reduced schedule means people can count on those sailing times, and if there is enough crew to restore full service, then the additional sailings are a bonus. I'm very glad I'm not relying on the ferries to get me to work these days.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 11, 2021 6:17:24 GMT -8
From the Weekly Update this week: wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries/about-us/weekly-updateIt will be good to get the ANA/SJI run back to full capacity, especially with the unrealistic temporary schedule they have in effect now, which is causing sailing delays and cancellations due to late boats. The unrealistic part I am referring to is Tillikum's morning RT from Friday Harbor to Anacortes. The delays there are causing a ripple effect which typically has seen them cancel a later inter-island trip to get the boat back on schedule.
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Post by Kahloke on Nov 19, 2021 13:26:14 GMT -8
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 22, 2021 13:11:59 GMT -8
From the Weekly Update this week: wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries/about-us/weekly-updateIt will be good to get the ANA/SJI run back to full capacity, especially with the unrealistic temporary schedule they have in effect now, which is causing sailing delays and cancellations due to late boats. The unrealistic part I am referring to is Tillikum's morning RT from Friday Harbor to Anacortes. The delays there are causing a ripple effect which typically has seen them cancel a later inter-island trip to get the boat back on schedule. I assure you, the temporary schedule was frustrating on the inside too. No one liked canceling trips.
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Post by spokaneferry on Nov 23, 2021 15:13:53 GMT -8
Does anybody know roughly how long the Kaleetan will be on the Edmonds route? Would like to visit while it's there but won't make it up there for a few weeks. I know the Super's never seem to stay long on that route these days...Thanks!
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Post by lavalamp on Dec 2, 2021 15:25:48 GMT -8
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Post by spokaneferry on Dec 2, 2021 21:33:35 GMT -8
Awesome, thank you for the update!
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Post by northwesterner on Dec 3, 2021 11:06:34 GMT -8
This is like watching a car wreck in progress.
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Post by FNS on Dec 16, 2021 15:42:19 GMT -8
Interesting note. Wrong vessel pictured. That's the VICTORIA CLIPPER IV we see in this pic. From the WSF Weekly News delivered to my email inbox today.
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Post by Neil on Dec 16, 2021 17:20:53 GMT -8
Interesting note. Wrong vessel pictured. That's the VICTORIA CLIPPER IV we see in this pic. From the WSF Weekly News delivered to my email inbox today. FNS, I'm not clear on the reference in the caption to 70 employees getting pilotage trips completed. Can you explain?
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Post by FNS on Dec 16, 2021 19:24:30 GMT -8
Interesting note. Wrong vessel pictured. That's the VICTORIA CLIPPER IV we see in this pic. From the WSF Weekly News delivered to my email inbox today. FNS, I'm not clear on the reference in the caption to 70 employees getting pilotage trips completed. Can you explain? I'm not clear as well. Perhaps they are using the quicker speeds of the SJC to get crews to routes needing their services in shorter order. I think someone who has a direct relationship with WSF can provide a better answer on this.
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Post by bainbridgeguy on Dec 16, 2021 21:51:19 GMT -8
FNS, I'm not clear on the reference in the caption to 70 employees getting pilotage trips completed. Can you explain? I'm not clear as well. Perhaps they are using the quicker speeds of the SJC to get crews to routes needing their services in shorter order. I think someone who has a direct relationship with WSF can provide a better answer on this. I heard they chartered the San Juan Clipper so they could get enough new mates to complete their required pilotage to be able to participate in the upcoming new mate orientations, which are obviously very much needed. The email I saw said they departed from pier 69, sailed north to Clinton, then turned around and sailed all the way south to Point Defiance, before returning to Seattle. Apparently it took only 4 hours, something obviously not possible for any of WSF’s vessels.
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Post by Kahloke on Mar 31, 2022 17:06:26 GMT -8
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Post by lavalamp on Apr 4, 2022 9:38:30 GMT -8
Tough day today: Kaleetan had a hard landing at Colman Dock around 9:20am this morning and is currently blocking slip 3 while they check everything out. Fauntleroy terminal is out of service as of about 10:30am this morning due to an "improperly working bridge cable." WSF indicates they're running #1 Kittitas on Vashon-Southworth with #2 Cathlamet filling in as needed, and they've added a 12:35pm sailing from Point Defiance that usually only operates Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 5, 2022 17:24:04 GMT -8
Tough day today: Kaleetan had a hard landing at Colman Dock around 9:20am this morning and is currently blocking slip 3 while they check everything out. Fauntleroy terminal is out of service as of about 10:30am this morning due to an "improperly working bridge cable." WSF indicates they're running #1 Kittitas on Vashon-Southworth with #2 Cathlamet filling in as needed, and they've added a 12:35pm sailing from Point Defiance that usually only operates Friday-Saturday-Sunday. Appears both of these issues were resolved by 1pm - Kaleetan won't face any more out of service time for now. Slip 3 in Seattle is still closed though.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 27, 2022 18:21:56 GMT -8
"Ana/SJs - #2 Yakima Out of Service Until Further Notice - Vessel Damage, 4/28 For Wednesday, April 28, the M/V Yakima will be out of service until further notice due to ongoing maintenance following damage to the vessel. The #2 sailings have been cancelled and no new reservations are available for the rest of the active sailings to accommodate displaced traffic. Existing reservations holders will be given priority on a first-come, first-serve basis and no-show fees will not be charged for those who do not wish to sail. The following sailings have been cancelled:
4:15 a.m. Anacortes to Friday Harbor 5:45 a.m. Friday Harbor to Lopez 6:30 a.m. Lopez to Anacortes 7:30 a.m. Anacortes to Orcas 8:45 a.m. Orcas to Shaw 9:00 a.m. Shaw to Lopez 9:30 a.m. Lopez to Anacortes 10:35 a.m. Anacortes to Lopez 11:25 a.m. Lopez to Orcas 12:25 p.m. Orcas to Shaw 12:40 p.m. Shaw to Anacortes 4:30 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez 5:20 p.m. Lopez to Friday Harbor 6:25 p.m. Friday Harbor to Lopez 7:10 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes 8:25 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez 9:15 p.m. Lopez to Friday Harbor 10:05 p.m. Friday Harbor to Anacortes
Ana/SJs - #2 Yakima Sailings Cancelled Beginning w/ 5:20PM Lopez to FH The #2 sailings have been cancelled for the rest of the evening due to damage to the M/V Yakima. Reservations rules have been relaxed and no-show fees will not be charged. Terminal and Operations are working to transport customers to their final destination and updates will occur as more information becomes available. This will cancel the following sailings:
5:20 p.m. Lopez to Friday Harbor 6:25 p.m. Friday Harbor to Lopez 7:10 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes 8:25 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez 9:15 p.m. Lopez to Friday Harbor 10:05 p.m. Friday Harbor to Anacortes
[Last Updated: 4/27/2022 6:19:18 PM]"
Not great to see unmentioned damage to the Yakima tonight, unsure whether it occurred en route to Lopez tonight or while docking - still remains to be seen and I imagine they will provide an assessment upon further inspection tomorrow or later on.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 27, 2022 18:33:04 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 28, 2022 12:16:54 GMT -8
And, it gets worse. Yakima's now out until at least May 2nd, and apparently there are no boats to replace it. That might be ok if the alternate 3-boat schedule were to be put in place, but I guess that alternate schedule was written for the previous COVID/winter schedule, so there is no alternate schedule they can implement right now. The bummer part of that is Shaw and Orcas feel the worst schedule impacts while Yakima is out of service. Going from Anacortes to Shaw/Orcas, you get your choice of a 5:30am departure, and then the next option is 3:40pm - a little over 10 hours. Yikes! Heading the other way, you better get off on the first boat, leaving Orcas at 6:45am, or you have to wait until 5:15pm. And, it's Chelan you will be on, so not exactly a "big boat". Glad I'm not heading up there this weekend. wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx#71984
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 28, 2022 12:52:26 GMT -8
And, it gets worse. Yakima's now out until at least May 2nd, and apparently there are no boats to replace it. That might be ok if the alternate 3-boat schedule were to be put in place, but I guess that alternate schedule was written for the previous COVID/winter schedule, so there is no alternate schedule they can implement right now. The bummer part of that is Shaw and Orcas feel the worst schedule impacts while Yakima is out of service. Going from Anacortes to Shaw/Orcas, you get your choice of a 5:30am departure, and then the next option is 3:40pm - a little over 10 hours. Yikes! Heading the other way, you better get off on the first boat, leaving Orcas at 6:45am, or you have to wait until 5:15pm. And, it's Chelan you will be on, so not exactly a "big boat". Glad I'm not heading up there this weekend. wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx#71984 Luckily they've been trying to accommodate for that today - the 8:30a to Friday Harbor stopped at Orcas on the westbound sailing but I don't know how they're handling everything else. Last night the 8:55p to Orcas was all stops to FH as a substitute.
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 28, 2022 16:43:35 GMT -8
Luckily they've been trying to accommodate for that today - the 8:30a to Friday Harbor stopped at Orcas on the westbound sailing but I don't know how they're handling everything else. Last night the 8:55p to Orcas was all stops to FH as a substitute. It does seem like they've been doing some unscheduled runs to Shaw and Orcas to help with traffic as necessary, but that's definitely wreaking havoc on the schedule. I'm not even sure there really is a schedule today. Something I thought of to help out the Shaw/Orcas situation is having the 9:30am sailing go to Shaw and Orcas instead of Friday Harbor, and return back to Anacortes from Orcas, arriving at 12:05, in time for that vessel's normal RT to Lopez at 12:35. It would give Orcas and Shaw some mid-day relief, and it's something that could be planned for the next few days, giving a little stability to the schedule until Yakima is repaired, or another vessel can be brought in. I actually marked up a pdf version of the schedule to show what that would look like. I also crossed out Yakima's normal sailings. It really shows how much the schedule is impacted by that loss. WSDOT - Spring 2022 ANA-SJI Schedule Marked up.pdf (1.17 MB)
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 28, 2022 17:00:15 GMT -8
Luckily they've been trying to accommodate for that today - the 8:30a to Friday Harbor stopped at Orcas on the westbound sailing but I don't know how they're handling everything else. Last night the 8:55p to Orcas was all stops to FH as a substitute. It does seem like they've been doing some unscheduled runs to Shaw and Orcas to help with traffic as necessary, but that's definitely wreaking havoc on the schedule. I'm not even sure there really is a schedule today. Something I thought of to help out the Shaw/Orcas situation is having the 9:30am sailing go to Shaw and Orcas instead of Friday Harbor, and return back to Anacortes from Orcas, arriving at 12:05, in time for that vessel's normal RT to Lopez at 12:35. It would give Orcas and Shaw some mid-day relief, and it's something that could be planned for the next few days, giving a little stability to the schedule until Yakima is repaired, or another vessel can be brought in. I actually marked up a pdf version of the schedule to show what that would look like. I also crossed out Yakima's normal sailings. It really shows how much the schedule is impacted by that loss. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> Curious as to which vessel is even available - the only boat that "looks" available is the Sealth. Tokitae/Samish/Chimacum are all down for the count right now, although Samish is due back in 2 weeks.
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Post by uwlwsrpm on Apr 28, 2022 18:52:19 GMT -8
It does seem like they've been doing some unscheduled runs to Shaw and Orcas to help with traffic as necessary, but that's definitely wreaking havoc on the schedule. I'm not even sure there really is a schedule today. Something I thought of to help out the Shaw/Orcas situation is having the 9:30am sailing go to Shaw and Orcas instead of Friday Harbor, and return back to Anacortes from Orcas, arriving at 12:05, in time for that vessel's normal RT to Lopez at 12:35. It would give Orcas and Shaw some mid-day relief, and it's something that could be planned for the next few days, giving a little stability to the schedule until Yakima is repaired, or another vessel can be brought in. I actually marked up a pdf version of the schedule to show what that would look like. I also crossed out Yakima's normal sailings. It really shows how much the schedule is impacted by that loss. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> Curious as to which vessel is even available - the only boat that "looks" available is the Sealth. Tokitae/Samish/Chimacum are all down for the count right now, although Samish is due back in 2 weeks. So 3 of the 4 newest ferries suffering mechanical gremlins already? At the same time? Does this bode ill for the future ships of this class, or am I reading too much into it? Regarding the San Juan kerfuffle, what is the main issue preventing a spare vessel being brought up for at least the weekend? Is one day not enough for a layed-up ship to be brought back up to speed, or are there genuine mechanical issues for every single laid up vessel? IIRC wasn't the Spokane operating just fine a couple of days ago?
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Post by uwlwsrpm on Apr 28, 2022 18:58:10 GMT -8
I apologize for further possibly off topic questions here, but this ongoing incident is probably affecting my trip to the islands this weekend. Regarding reservations, it seems like regarding the weekend, the Yak-attack sailings were all cancelled before the final 30% of reservation spaces were released. Does that possibly help cut down on the orphan cars needing to be accommodated, or do people usually book hotels before ferry res's and just go walk-on? Also, are there any chances of extra sailings at the end of the day in case there's too much overflow at the end of the day on the islands, say, Orcas? Or do we just sleep in the car.
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Post by Kahloke on Apr 29, 2022 10:21:23 GMT -8
Kaleetan to the rescue! No help for those going to and from the islands today and tomorrow morning, but Sunday will be back to normal operations.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 29, 2022 10:31:11 GMT -8
Curious as to which vessel is even available - the only boat that "looks" available is the Sealth. Tokitae/Samish/Chimacum are all down for the count right now, although Samish is due back in 2 weeks. So 3 of the 4 newest ferries suffering mechanical gremlins already? At the same time? Does this bode ill for the future ships of this class, or am I reading too much into it? Regarding the San Juan kerfuffle, what is the main issue preventing a spare vessel being brought up for at least the weekend? Is one day not enough for a layed-up ship to be brought back up to speed, or are there genuine mechanical issues for every single laid up vessel? IIRC wasn't the Spokane operating just fine a couple of days ago? Only 2 of them are maintenance related, which is still bad, but Samish (which was not broken) should be up pending COI in 2 weeks.
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