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Post by Elwha on the Rocks on Oct 27, 2020 19:52:20 GMT -8
Any word on how Coho's coping- aside from the Online Shop? What could they do within U.S. Waters, to Improve their Situation? I think they're hanging in there, at least for now. A couple weeks ago they got a $500,000 USD grant from Clallam County which is good. From what I've read, it sounds like Port Angeles officials are very aware of how vital the system is to their city and have been willing to help them out to the best of their ability so far. Obviously they are in a tough spot, but it seems like they're not ready to throw in the towel yet. ...and regarding the online shop, if you have the means I would highly recommend purchasing from them if anyone hasn't already! They have some cool shirts and such and every dollar helps right now!  |
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Post by Curtis on Oct 27, 2020 20:38:04 GMT -8
Any word on how Coho's coping- aside from the Online Shop? What could they do within U.S. Waters, to Improve their Situation? Other than doing a Washington to Alaska service I can’t think of anything that could be done with the Coho at this time. Without staterooms she is not really suitable for long runs either. The only ways I could see Black Ball try and recover some costs (outside the online shop) is either by hosting open houses, (i.e. socially distanced open houses) or if they organized a day cruise. Even then though, I doubt it would even be feasible. I doubt a 2 or 3 hour cruise out in the strait would have enough appeal on its own, so where would they go? Port Angeles isn't exactly close to scenic regions like the San Juans or Puget Sound, so right away they'd waste a ton of fuel to make this appealing. This would make tickets cost quite a bit which isn't very good when you're relying on passenger spending for profit. Then of course there's the elephant in the room: packing hundreds of passengers onto a ship during a pandemic. A lot of extra work would have to be done to make sure passengers and crew were following guidelines to prevent possible spread. Would they even be allowed to sail at full capacity? Even with all these issues, would this even be popular enough to happen? Closer to Seattle you might get more interest and eliminate some of the issues listed above, but out of Port Angeles, I doubt you'd get enough interest for this to occur more than once. I guess all we can do is cross our fingers and hope the Coho can make it out of this. |
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Post by FNS on Oct 27, 2020 21:53:47 GMT -8
Other than doing a Washington to Alaska service I can’t think of anything that could be done with the Coho at this time. Without staterooms she is not really suitable for long runs either. The only ways I could see Black Ball try and recover some costs (outside the online shop) is either by hosting open houses, (i.e. socially distanced open houses) or if they organized a day cruise. Even then though, I doubt it would even be feasible. I doubt a 2 or 3 hour cruise out in the strait would have enough appeal on its own, so where would they go? Port Angeles isn't exactly close to scenic regions like the San Juans or Puget Sound, so right away they'd waste a ton of fuel to make this appealing. This would make tickets cost quite a bit which isn't very good when you're relying on passenger spending for profit. Then of course there's the elephant in the room: packing hundreds of passengers onto a ship during a pandemic. A lot of extra work would have to be done to make sure passengers and crew were following guidelines to prevent possible spread. Would they even be allowed to sail at full capacity? Even with all these issues, would this even be popular enough to happen? Closer to Seattle you might get more interest and eliminate some of the issues listed above, but out of Port Angeles, I doubt you'd get enough interest for this to occur more than once. I guess all we can do is cross our fingers and hope the Coho can make it out of this. I guess her next outing will likely be her annual drydocking session in January 2021.
If it's Anacortes, maybe she could do a short public trip from there through Thatcher Pass and around Shaw Island and back. This might be a good winter cruise for some folks. She has an enclosed heated elevated forward observatory with sweeping views! A perfect all-weather ship for this. I'd do this trip!! |
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Post by trainguru on Oct 29, 2020 18:17:33 GMT -8
What about a Cross-Sound Service from Bellingham's AMHS Pier, to the Port Angeles (The Olympics are a Very Scenic region of Washington State!)? Or Dockside Events that get the local community out- but "social distanced"? Geez, if there was ever a time for a Japanese Third-Sector Railway boss to come in and save the Black Ball Line...
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Post by FNS on Oct 30, 2020 2:18:30 GMT -8
What about a Cross-Sound Service from Bellingham's AMHS Pier, to the Port Angeles (The Olympics are a Very Scenic region of Washington State!)? Or Dockside Events that get the local community out- but "social distanced"? Geez, if there was ever a time for a Japanese Third-Sector Railway boss to come in and save the Black Ball Line... That might be a good day cruise. Bellingham to Thatcher Pass, Wasp Pass, and out to Haro Strait. Then to Port Angeles. Half of the trip would be in stunning scenery and the other half out on the open waterways (that's when to have a meal in her dining room).
Basically the only cars best to board are small and standards for a trip between Bellingham and Port Angeles. You drive on board through the stern, take a U-turn at the bow and leave the vessel at the stern in Port Angeles. The COHO is primarily designed for "straight" on and "straight" off (stern boarding at Port Angeles and off the forward side in Victoria and vice versa the other direction).
A lot of dreaming is going on in this thread.
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Post by trainguru on Nov 1, 2020 17:46:52 GMT -8
What about a Cross-Sound Service from Bellingham's AMHS Pier, to the Port Angeles (The Olympics are a Very Scenic region of Washington State!)? Or Dockside Events that get the local community out- but "social distanced"? Geez, if there was ever a time for a Japanese Third-Sector Railway boss to come in and save the Black Ball Line... That might be a good day cruise. Bellingham to Thatcher Pass, Wasp Pass, and out to Haro Strait. Then to Port Angeles. Half of the trip would be in stunning scenery and the other half out on the open waterways (that's when to have a meal in her dining room).
Basically the only cars best to board are small and standards for a trip between Bellingham and Port Angeles. You drive on board through the stern, take a U-turn at the bow and leave the vessel at the stern in Port Angeles. The COHO is primarily designed for "straight" on and "straight" off (stern boarding at Port Angeles and off the forward side in Victoria and vice versa the other direction).
Would she do good on a run between Honolulu and the big island in Hawaii? Interesting question. But, I think she's meant for use on a run lasting under 90 minutes or so.
A lot of dreaming is going on in this thread.
That would have been the N&S Hawaiian "White Canoe" plan. The Problem there, is that it's a LONG way from Oahu to Hawai'i, and then you get into all the Inter-Island Environmental Contamination stuff, that killed the "Super Ferry". Also, Coho only goes 15.5 knots! The White Canoes were meant for 21 knots! What are you thinking, the old Inter-Island Steam Navigation days- 15 knots and most everybody slept in deck chairs?! |
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Brand New as of 5 Minutes ago The Washington State congress has approved for emergency relief funding for the Coho I don't know the full extent of this but it's been published at King 5 News.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 23:42:07 GMT -8
Sorry my bad I got a bit confused 🤔 I try to keep out of politics so I don't know much about it so thanks for the correction I appreciate MR blue bus fan
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Post by princessofvanfan on Dec 10, 2020 2:41:45 GMT -8
Great news. The old girl's gonna make it! |
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Post by Mike on Dec 10, 2020 15:27:53 GMT -8
Great news. The old girl's gonna make it! I think it's a tad premature to say that. The article only states they'd be able to apply for funds, not that they have funds on the way. |
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Post by elwharust on Dec 11, 2020 16:50:48 GMT -8
Great news. The old girl's gonna make it! I think it's a tad premature to say that. The article only states they'd be able to apply for funds, not that they have funds on the way. I do hope she makes it through covid. i haven't had the chance to ride it yet. |
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 11, 2020 16:57:01 GMT -8
I think it's a tad premature to say that. The article only states they'd be able to apply for funds, not that they have funds on the way. I do hope she makes it through covid. i haven't had the chance to ride it yet. I hope so, too. Coho is my favorite way to get to Victoria, and the closest option from where I live. |
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 16, 2020 9:48:58 GMT -8
What about a Cross-Sound Service from Bellingham's AMHS Pier, to the Port Angeles (The Olympics are a Very Scenic region of Washington State!)? Or Dockside Events that get the local community out- but "social distanced"? Geez, if there was ever a time for a Japanese Third-Sector Railway boss to come in and save the Black Ball Line... That might be a good day cruise. Bellingham to Thatcher Pass, Wasp Pass, and out to Haro Strait. Then to Port Angeles. Half of the trip would be in stunning scenery and the other half out on the open waterways (that's when to have a meal in her dining room).
A lot of dreaming is going on in this thread.
I'm not sure you'd be able to find any deck officers with the necessary pilotage that would be willing to do it. Interesting daydream, though. |
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Post by cbachmeier on Dec 21, 2020 0:43:46 GMT -8
I am personally feeling the effects of the U.S Canada Border closure, we cant access our property on Saturna Island, and overall in my mind I do not see the border opening anytime soon, which means that sadly the MV Coho may be out of service until early 2022, at least there is federal funding. I am going to say this as a bipartisan statement but the U.S did not handle this pandemic seriously, president Trump downplayed the virus threat for various reasons, and the party opposing him (Democrats) used COVID-19 restrictions for there political campaigns in the 2020 U.S election, so despite living in the U.S the blame mostly falls on the United States for the border closure, which means it will be a while, but I will hold in there the MV Coho is going to make it, and my Cabin will also survive.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jan 1, 2021 10:12:27 GMT -8
Just found this on YouTube it is a short clip of the Coho when she was out Dec 15th doing a few sea trials or whatever they do every month.
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Post by cbachmeier on Feb 18, 2021 17:25:53 GMT -8
Someone may have mentioned this already but why cant they use the Coho as an essential only ferry - like cargo only operations. similar to what BC Ferries did at the beginning of the pandemic. My guess is it probably is because of marine travel restrictions, and that the Coho may not be allowed to dock on Canadian soil?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 18, 2021 17:58:43 GMT -8
Someone may have mentioned this already but why cant they use the Coho as an essential only ferry - like cargo only operations. similar to what BC Ferries did at the beginning of the pandemic. My guess is it probably is because of marine travel restrictions, and that the Coho may not be allowed to dock on Canadian soil? I think the Coho would be considered as an essential service. I don’t think they would be much commercial traffic from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia. |
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Post by paulvanb on Feb 18, 2021 22:29:12 GMT -8
Someone may have mentioned this already but why cant they use the Coho as an essential only ferry - like cargo only operations. similar to what BC Ferries did at the beginning of the pandemic. My guess is it probably is because of marine travel restrictions, and that the Coho may not be allowed to dock on Canadian soil? I think the Coho would be considered as an essential service. I don’t think they would be much commercial traffic from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia. They could send vaccines to the island!  |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 18, 2021 22:40:08 GMT -8
I think the Coho would be considered as an essential service. I don’t think they would be much commercial traffic from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia. They could send vaccines to the island! I am pretty sure the vaccine will be flown to the island. |
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Post by paulvanb on Feb 18, 2021 22:54:33 GMT -8
They could send vaccines to the island! I am pretty sure the vaccine will be flown to the island. One can only hope! |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 10, 2021 21:39:03 GMT -8
When did MV Coho move to the current terminal location in Victoria Inner Habrour?
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 11, 2021 4:00:01 GMT -8
When did MV Coho move to the current terminal location in Victoria Inner Habrour? 1978-79. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 11, 2021 20:17:20 GMT -8
When did MV Coho move to the current terminal location in Victoria Inner Habrour? 1978-79. Cool, thank you for the information. Why did they move terminal sites? |
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Post by paulvanb on Jul 7, 2021 20:49:59 GMT -8
With the possibility of the border re-opening later this month, just wondering how long it would take to get the Coho back up and running? I will probably be in Victoria at the end of the month, and have never rode her. |
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