Ferry delays everywhere

Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson Jul 5, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Ferry delays everywhere</h1>
                <h2><p>Is Washington’s ferry system fraying at the seams? First the “Tacoma” ferry lost power Tuesday in the middle of Puget Sound, leaving 405 passengers stranded until the vessel could be towed to Bainbridge, according to King5. While WSF engineers investigate the source of the power outage, ferry commuters are</p></h2>
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            <p>Is Washington’s ferry system fraying at the seams? First the “Tacoma” ferry lost power Tuesday in the middle of Puget Sound, leaving 405 passengers stranded until the vessel could be towed to Bainbridge, according to <a href="http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washington-ferry-loses-power-in-Puget-Sound-269102641.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">King5</a>. While WSF engineers investigate the source of the power outage, ferry commuters are fuming because the Wenatchee, the other regular boat on the Seattle-Bainbridge run, is in the shop, and the replacement boat (Walla Walla) only holds 188 vehicles. The Wenatchee can carry 202. Bottom line: bummer.Edmonds-Kingston commuters are wishing for hour-long delays. That route, down to one boat, was serving up two-hour waits on Thursday morning. (Both boats were now back by noon). And there's more bad ferry news: Service has been cancelled on the Anacortes to Sidney, B.C. route today and tomorrow. To follow all the ferry fun, monitor the <a href="http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedule/bulletin.aspx?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">WSDOT</a> website. — M.L.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="http://crosscut.com/media/story_image/blueangels.JPG" class="kg-image" alt="Blue Angels" loading="lazy"></figure>
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Is Washington’s ferry system fraying at the seams? First the “Tacoma” ferry lost power Tuesday in the middle of Puget Sound, leaving 405 passengers stranded until the vessel could be towed to Bainbridge, according to King5. While WSF engineers investigate the source of the power outage, ferry commuters are fuming because the Wenatchee, the other regular boat on the Seattle-Bainbridge run, is in the shop, and the replacement boat (Walla Walla) only holds 188 vehicles. The Wenatchee can carry 202. Bottom line: bummer.Edmonds-Kingston commuters are wishing for hour-long delays. That route, down to one boat, was serving up two-hour waits on Thursday morning. (Both boats were now back by noon). And there's more bad ferry news: Service has been cancelled on the Anacortes to Sidney, B.C. route today and tomorrow. To follow all the ferry fun, monitor the WSDOT website. — M.L.

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By Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson was Managing Editor at Crosscut, following tech, culture, media and politics. She founded Crosscut's Community Idea Lab.   Previously community manager of the Tribune Company’