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Post by bainbridgeguy on Jul 29, 2020 15:06:16 GMT -8
During our last WSF Covid 19 Webinar approx two weeks ago, Amy Scarton said that starting Aug 1st there would be an influx of deck dept employees returning to work which should help the lack of crewing. Apparently this is not the case. Actually just this afternoon I was contacted and told that I will be beginning my WSF deck department orientation on August 10th. Not sure if there have been any other new hires who have started yet other than terminal department transfers. Hopefully I’m at least part of the beginning to the end of this problem!
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Post by iceberg1 on Aug 5, 2020 14:36:50 GMT -8
Welcome aboard the WSF bainbridgeguy. Good luck on your new career.
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Post by iceberg1 on Aug 8, 2020 11:36:03 GMT -8
What a messed up ferry system today. It's noon on Saturday, 3 1/2 hr wait at Edmonds. 3 hr wait at Mukilteo. San Juan vessels running 1 hr late. Hopefully some solutions coming soon.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Aug 8, 2020 21:04:11 GMT -8
What a messed up ferry system today. It's noon on Saturday, 3 1/2 hr wait at Edmonds. 3 hr wait at Mukilteo. San Juan vessels running 1 hr late. Hopefully some solutions coming soon. There needs to be some sort of attempt at a temporary rewrite for Anacortes sailings, because the delays are aboslutely ridiculous and there must be some type of change to be adapted on the current crewing levels. I imagine that's a better attempt than paying crews overtime every day for the next three months LOL.
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 11, 2020 5:04:00 GMT -8
What a messed up ferry system today. It's noon on Saturday, 3 1/2 hr wait at Edmonds. 3 hr wait at Mukilteo. San Juan vessels running 1 hr late. Hopefully some solutions coming soon. There needs to be some sort of attempt at a temporary rewrite for Anacortes sailings, because the delays are aboslutely ridiculous and there must be some type of change to be adapted on the current crewing levels. I imagine that's a better attempt than paying crews overtime every day for the next three months LOL. Rewriting the San Juans schedule with existing crewing levels, I suspect, would only provide a little relief at best. It won't change the fact that vehicle traffic is at capacity most of the time because people aren't staying home and limiting travel.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Aug 11, 2020 22:36:10 GMT -8
There needs to be some sort of attempt at a temporary rewrite for Anacortes sailings, because the delays are aboslutely ridiculous and there must be some type of change to be adapted on the current crewing levels. I imagine that's a better attempt than paying crews overtime every day for the next three months LOL. Rewriting the San Juans schedule with existing crewing levels, I suspect, would only provide a little relief at best. It won't change the fact that vehicle traffic is at capacity most of the time because people aren't staying home and limiting travel. Can they really sustainably pay out overtime to crew for the next, what, 6 months? Surely that's just a waste when no other option is even being considered.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Sept 8, 2020 7:16:41 GMT -8
I can't recall the last time service on that route being suspended due to high winds and rough seas.
Ferry Alert: PD/Tah - Chetzemoka Temporarily Out of Service Due to High Winds
Service on the Point Defiance/Tahlequah route is temporarily suspended due to high winds and rough seas. The 7:10 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. sailings from Tahlequah and 7:35 a.m. sailing from Point Defiance are cancelled until further notice. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Post by Barnacle on Sept 8, 2020 8:10:39 GMT -8
Rewriting the San Juans schedule with existing crewing levels, I suspect, would only provide a little relief at best. It won't change the fact that vehicle traffic is at capacity most of the time because people aren't staying home and limiting travel. Can they really sustainably pay out overtime to crew for the next, what, 6 months? Surely that's just a waste when no other option is even being considered. That decision gets made above my pay grade. The only thing I can say for certain is that I'd rather be able to go home when my shift is over rather than be running late.
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Post by elwharust on Sept 16, 2020 14:43:41 GMT -8
the SEALTH is at vashon does this mean the 3 boat service will return soon. or is there no room in eagle harbor
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Post by SS San Mateo on Sept 16, 2020 16:49:54 GMT -8
the SEALTH is at vashon does this mean the 3 boat service will return soon. or is there no room in eagle harbor Replaced the Issaquah (mechanical issues) on Monday. Not sure when the Issaquah returned.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Sept 17, 2020 15:48:47 GMT -8
the SEALTH is at vashon does this mean the 3 boat service will return soon. or is there no room in eagle harbor Probably the latter. Right now, the Kaleetan, Elwha, Kittitas, Kitsap, and Klahowya are all hanging out at Eagle Harbor, and I believe the Spokane is due to join them any day now, thus filling all six available slips.
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Post by spokaneferry on Sept 18, 2020 10:21:18 GMT -8
Looks like Kitsap is now at Bainbridge. Does anyone know if the Spokane broke down or if this is just routine maintenance? I initially thought they were waiting to pull Spokane until Tacoma was available. I'm surprised to see an Issaquah at BI, even with COVID schedules.
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Post by withtheferries on Sept 18, 2020 10:30:45 GMT -8
Looks like Kitsap is now at Bainbridge. Does anyone know if the Spokane broke down or if this is just routine maintenance? I initially thought they were waiting to pull Spokane until Tacoma was available. I'm surprised to see an Issaquah at BI, even with COVID schedules. Yeah, kinda shocking, putting the Chimacum on bainbridge and have the kitsap on bremerton would of prob been a better idea.
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 13, 2020 11:53:59 GMT -8
Looks like Kitsap is now at Bainbridge. Does anyone know if the Spokane broke down or if this is just routine maintenance? I initially thought they were waiting to pull Spokane until Tacoma was available. I'm surprised to see an Issaquah at BI, even with COVID schedules. Yeah, kinda shocking, putting the Chimacum on bainbridge and have the kitsap on bremerton would of prob been a better idea. I do hope you aren't THAT easily shocked. ;-) I don't recall the circumstances but I suspect the Kitsap was sitting in Eagle Harbor, ready to go. The more complicated the swap, the longer it takes to orchestrate. When there's a pressing need, the first boat that's able to get out of the stable gets to go.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 22, 2020 21:33:11 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on Oct 30, 2020 14:13:07 GMT -8
From: Washington State Ferries <WSFAlert@wsdot.wa.gov> [Edit Address Book] To: Subject: ALL ROUTES: Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, Nov. 1 Date: Oct 30, 2020 12:59 PM Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. The full sailing day of Saturday, Oct. 31, starts and ends on Pacific Daylight Time. Terminals and vessels will turn their clocks backwards one hour after the end of the full Saturday sailing schedule. The sailing day starting on Sunday, Nov. 1, will be under Pacific Standard Time.
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Hmmmm ...
Confusing email, isn't it?
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 31, 2020 7:59:59 GMT -8
Confusing email, isn't it?
Always a good idea to proof read before pushing the 'SEND' button. This reflects poorly on the organization.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Nov 5, 2020 16:56:11 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 5, 2020 18:29:39 GMT -8
I confused so three boat service on Seattle to Bainbridge Island route? I don't understand how that affects the fleet when MV Spokane isn't in service.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Nov 5, 2020 20:02:54 GMT -8
I confused so three boat service on Seattle to Bainbridge Island route? I don't understand how that affects the fleet when MV Spokane isn't in service. Because the Spokane was originally due back by Monday, which incidentally is the day Wenatchee has to be pulled for her COI renewal. Pulling the Wenatchee before the Spokane is back is unavoidable, and leaves the fleet with just 15 boats at it's disposal with the Tokitae, Cathlamet, Sealth, and Kennewick also currently OOS.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 5, 2020 22:30:38 GMT -8
I confused so three boat service on Seattle to Bainbridge Island route? I don't understand how that affects the fleet when MV Spokane isn't in service. Because the Spokane was originally due back by Monday, which incidentally is the day Wenatchee has to be pulled for her COI renewal. Pulling the Wenatchee before the Spokane is back is unavoidable, and leaves the fleet with just 15 boats at it's disposal with the Tokitae, Cathlamet, Sealth, and Kennewick also currently OOS. Ok, thank you. Why don’t they move MV Puyallup to Bainbridge and bring MV Kaleetan to Kingston route?
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Post by lavalamp on Nov 9, 2020 14:28:27 GMT -8
Because the Spokane was originally due back by Monday, which incidentally is the day Wenatchee has to be pulled for her COI renewal. Pulling the Wenatchee before the Spokane is back is unavoidable, and leaves the fleet with just 15 boats at it's disposal with the Tokitae, Cathlamet, Sealth, and Kennewick also currently OOS. Ok, thank you. Why don’t they move MV Puyallup to Bainbridge and bring MV Kaleetan to Kingston route? I'm going to assume they are minimizing boat moves, which makes sense when WSF has both limited crew availability and budget issues. Besides, traffic remains down enough that they likely don't need Puyallup's capacity at Bainbridge right now.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Nov 9, 2020 19:51:39 GMT -8
Ok, thank you. Why don’t they move MV Puyallup to Bainbridge and bring MV Kaleetan to Kingston route? I'm going to assume they are minimizing boat moves, which makes sense when WSF has both limited crew availability and budget issues. Besides, traffic remains down enough that they likely don't need Puyallup's capacity at Bainbridge right now. None of the Kaleetan scheduled sailings from Seattle to Bainbrdige actually filled 100% tonight, most of them were close but nothing actually filled up entirely, which was kind of shocking.
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Post by R30A on Nov 9, 2020 22:55:07 GMT -8
Unless things have changed a lot in the last few months, I bet the capacity is more likely to be needed on Edmonds Kingston.
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 28, 2020 16:00:21 GMT -8
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