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Post by R30A on Jun 15, 2018 22:17:57 GMT -8
Spokane on SEA-BI:
On Friday, June 15, the 188-car M/V Spokane replaces the M/V Tacoma, beginning with the Bainbridge 3:50 pm to Seattle. Drivers should plan for a capacity reduction of 14 spaces while the Tacoma undergoes annual inspection. Galley service will be available. The Spokane will sail as the #2 vessel today. Please check vessel #2 times on the schedule and on VesselWatch for affected departures:
When was the last time the Spokane ran on Bainbridge? (It had a short stint at Bremerton a couple years back) It has also worked alongside the Wenatchee before, on Edmonds, in the immediate aftermath of the Tacoma meltdown.
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Post by R30A on Jun 15, 2018 22:23:59 GMT -8
Also interesting and recent: Hyak made a Seattle-Southworth run on Thursday when Bremerton was closed-
12:46 The 1:30pm departure from Bremerton to Seattle will only baord walk-on passengers only due to law enforcement activity adjacent to the Bremerton terminal. Vehicle traffic will be unable to access the terminal due to road closures. Updates will be provided when more details are available.
1:54 The Seattle/Bremerton route is out of service until further notice due to law enforcement activity near the Bremerton terminal. This cancels the Bremerton 1:30 pm and Seattle 1:30 pm departures. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. Alternate routes between Seattle/Bainbridge and Fauntleroy/Southworth are advised. Foot passengers are also advised to consider the Kitsap Transit Fast Ferry Seattle/Bremerton route or the King County Water Taxi Vashon route to connect with WSF service between Vashon and Southworth.
2:06 Correction: The Kitsap Transit Fast Ferry Seattle/Bremerton route is out of service.
The M/V Hyak will reroute Bremerton-bound traffic and passengers loaded in Seattle for a late Seattle 12:20 pm sailing to Southworth. Kitsap Transit will provide bus service at the Southworth terminal.
The Seattle/Bremerton route is out of service until further notice due to law enforcement activity near the Bremerton terminal. This cancels the Bremerton 1:30 pm and Seattle 1:30 pm and other departures. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. Alternate routes between Seattle/Bainbridge and Fauntleroy/Southworth are advised. Foot passengers are also advised to consider the King County Water Taxi Vashon route to connect with WSF service between Vashon and Southworth.
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 20, 2018 11:53:23 GMT -8
Definitive proof that ridership is way up this year. Yes, I know it's summer, but I don't recall seeing 3 hour waits being posted in the service notices, at least not very often. It seems like that is becoming the "norm" these days, especially on the Edmonds-Kingston route. www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx
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Post by rwbsparks on Jul 21, 2018 22:16:01 GMT -8
Definitive proof that ridership is way up this year. Yes, I know it's summer, but I don't recall seeing 3 hour waits being posted in the service notices, at least not very often. It seems like that is becoming the "norm" these days, especially on the Edmonds-Kingston route. www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx I see 2 hour waits posted on I-5 at Mukilteo several days a week around 6:45 PM. Has this always been normal? How much longer does driving around take? Say to Coupeville.
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Post by Edmondsguy on Jul 22, 2018 8:28:13 GMT -8
Definitive proof that ridership is way up this year. Yes, I know it's summer, but I don't recall seeing 3 hour waits being posted in the service notices, at least not very often. It seems like that is becoming the "norm" these days, especially on the Edmonds-Kingston route. www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx I see 2 hour waits posted on I-5 at Mukilteo several days a week around 6:45 PM. Has this always been normal? How much longer does driving around take? Say to Coupeville. No it has Not always been normal. 2 hours, would be nice it has been on fridays this summer 3-4 hours they just aren't posting that. So I would say Drive around, depending on the time of day. If you get in line at Goat Trail Rd, you are about to hours, anything closer to Olympic View Middle school you are at 3+. Driving around if the traffic is bad on I-5 to Marysville, then you also have to see what the traffic is like on Fidalgo Island as there is construction projects that make it long lines, and lines to cross the Bridge. So Living on the island and dealing with both of these I will say it's a crapshoot.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 10, 2018 7:10:15 GMT -8
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Post by lavalamp on Aug 22, 2018 15:02:03 GMT -8
Ruh-roh:
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Aug 22, 2018 18:29:55 GMT -8
All these service changes don't really affect domestic travelers that much, and only have a real impact on vehicles and passengers going to Sidney, B.C.
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 23, 2018 4:11:38 GMT -8
www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspxUpdated service plan as of late last night. This redeployment makes sense, and is what I thought they should have done last summer (2017) when the multitude of ferry breakdowns forced them into a similar situation. And now we are down to 1 functioning Super: Kaleetan. Suquamish's arrival this fall will provide some much needed relief for the ailing Super Class. Given the current state of those vessels, I'm guessing Suquamish's first assignment will not be at Mukilteo-Clinton, but more likely Anacortes or Bremerton, depending on which Super it will be subbing for.
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Post by lavalamp on Aug 23, 2018 9:55:33 GMT -8
All these service changes don't really affect domestic travelers that much, and only have a real impact on vehicles and passengers going to Sidney, B.C. And now we are down to 1 functioning Super: Kaleetan. Suquamish's arrival this fall will provide some much needed relief for the ailing Super Class. Given the current state of those vessels, I'm guessing Suquamish's first assignment will not be at Mukilteo-Clinton, but more likely Anacortes or Bremerton, depending on which Super it will be subbing for. Yeah, my comment was more directed at the Hyak having issues than the service shuffle to cover for her absence. Another data point about the increasing unreliability and maintenance needs of the Super Class. Suquamish can't get into service soon enough.
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Post by hwy19man on Aug 23, 2018 12:18:54 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Aug 28, 2018 18:34:31 GMT -8
Ferry Alert: Ana/SJs - Update - M/V Samish an estimated three hours behind schedule
Pending further repairs, M/V Samish continues sailing at half power on one engine and left Anacortes at 6:39 pm for a late 3:45 pm to Shaw and Orcas. This also delays the Orcas 5:15 pm to Shaw and Anacortes. The vessel will sail close to schedule for the Anacortes 9:00 pm to Lopez, Shaw and Orcas. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 1, 2018 18:03:06 GMT -8
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Post by rusty on Sept 9, 2018 11:56:21 GMT -8
The Salish hit the beach at Keystone just a while ago (about 12:30 , 9/9/18). She eventually made it to the Keystone dock, but is sitting there probably with rudder issues awaiting a tug. The Port Townsend/ Coupeville run is shutdown at the moment. No alert from WSF as of 12:55.
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Post by rusty on Sept 9, 2018 12:16:17 GMT -8
The Kennewick has just left the Port Townsend dock (13:10), though the Salish is still at Keystone. Maybe, hopefully, the run is back in operation.
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Post by rusty on Sept 9, 2018 12:17:38 GMT -8
Nope, the Kenny just went back to the PT dock.
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Post by Starsteward on Sept 9, 2018 12:34:32 GMT -8
Nope, the Kenny just went back to the PT dock. Please feel free to give me grief if I've gotten the wrong impression over the past several years, but hasn't there been more than the occasional grounding, dock-bumping, and other assorted relatively minor mishaps with WSF vessels? Just keep hearing of vessels being pulled from service requiring, usually minor repairs, sometimes more major ones. WSF is in the same boat as BCFS when it comes to a having a lack of reserve vessels that can be pressed into service when vessels run into problems and have to be withdrawn from service.
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Post by rusty on Sept 9, 2018 12:47:48 GMT -8
On the Port Townsend route boats do hit the gravel at Keystone harbor with fair regularity. The KdT's, due to rudder and propeller design can have significant damage when they nose into the beach, more so than the other WSF ferries. The grounding issue becomes more complicated if when pulling out of the gravel they ram the other end into the break water.
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Post by Kahloke on Sept 10, 2018 9:30:56 GMT -8
Nope, the Kenny just went back to the PT dock. Please feel free to give me grief if I've gotten the wrong impression over the past several years, but hasn't there been more than the occasional grounding, dock-bumping, and other assorted relatively minor mishaps with WSF vessels? Just keep hearing of vessels being pulled from service requiring, usually minor repairs, sometimes more major ones. WSF is in the same boat as BCFS when it comes to a having a lack of reserve vessels that can be pressed into service when vessels run into problems and have to be withdrawn from service. Don't know if WSF has had more mishaps than BC Ferries or other large ferry operators, but as with any moving vehicle, stuff happens. As far as mechanical issues go, that's part of what you deal with when you have an aging fleet. The Supers are now 51 years old, and as we know, they have not aged well as compared to other ferries like the Evergreens which appear to be in better shape even though they are older (well, Tillikum, anyway, since its the only Evergreen remaining in the current fleet). On the other hand, how well would my car perform after running 16-20 hours every day for 51 years? Probably not too well, so maybe 50 years is a better vessel retirement age, instead of the current state mandate of 60 years? I think that's something the ferry system, and hopefully the legislature, is wrestling with now. One thing is for certain; Suquamish entering service this fall will provide some relief for our struggling Super Class fleet.
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Sept 10, 2018 9:38:15 GMT -8
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Post by Barnacle on Sept 11, 2018 9:17:53 GMT -8
Please feel free to give me grief if I've gotten the wrong impression over the past several years, but hasn't there been more than the occasional grounding, dock-bumping, and other assorted relatively minor mishaps with WSF vessels? Just keep hearing of vessels being pulled from service requiring, usually minor repairs, sometimes more major ones. WSF is in the same boat as BCFS when it comes to a having a lack of reserve vessels that can be pressed into service when vessels run into problems and have to be withdrawn from service. I don't think there has been an uptick in groundings or dock-bumping, no. The vast majority of loss-of-service events have simply been time and deferred maintenance catching up with the fleet.
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Post by rusty on Sept 23, 2018 22:17:58 GMT -8
I'm just posting this Service Bulletin because the PT/Coupeville run was totally closed all day Sunday due to an engine problem. It's definitely a yea-ha! that the ferry run is back. but jeesh, it was the film festival and the oyster run. Would of been nice to have a ferry, any ferry.
Sunday, September 23, 2018 10:25 PM
PT/Coup - Service resumes on September 24 with 6:30am sailing from PT Repairs have been completed and one-boat service will resume with the 6:30 am departure from Port Townsend following earlier cancellations due to a water-jacket leak. Reservation holders will not be charged a no-show fee for September 23 due to the service disruption.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 12, 2018 16:43:50 GMT -8
Ferry Alert: Ana/SJI/Sid. - Scheduled Reduced Service - Oct.22-Nov.4
Beginning Monday, October 22, a temporary 3-boat schedule will be implemented on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands’ route. Several vessels are scheduled for necessary maintenance, reducing WSF’s fleet through November 4. Regular service will return on November 5. Existing reservations scheduled for this period are cancelled and all vehicles will be loaded on a first-come, first-serve basis. Adjusted departure times can be viewed by visiting the Temporary 3-Boat Schedule on the WSF website. Please note that the international sailings will be cancelled during this period. Washington State Ferries appreciates your understanding as we maintain our vessels to ensure reliable service.
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Post by R30A on Oct 12, 2018 19:54:20 GMT -8
Two thoughts as to how this could be made more livable: 1. Swap the Chelan for any of the Olympics (or the Kaleetan). 2. Make both the Friday only and Sunday only Anacortes trips daily. (The inter-island boat ones) Run the afternoon one in service from Anacortes-Friday Harbor.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 15, 2018 7:20:04 GMT -8
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