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The Walla Walla, currently assigned to the Bremerton/Seattle route, is due for sprinkler testing, an important safety measure. Without a service relief vessel currently available to accommodate that work, tomorrow afternoon Thursday, May 30 at 3:00 p.m., when both boats are at Seattle, we’ll swap the Chimacum, which is currently assigned to Seattle/Bainbridge, with the Walla Walla. We’ll tie the latter up first on the Bainbridge run, at the end of its regularly scheduled service day, to do the sprinkler testing. On Friday, May 31, we’ll swap the boat back at the same time, returning the Walla Walla to the Bremerton route and the Chimacum to Bainbridge.

On Tuesday, May 28, the 90-vehicle Sealth replaced the 124-vehicle Kitsap on the Mukilteo/Clinton route for approximately the next four weeks due to limited vessel availability. 

This is a 34-car reduction in vessel capacity.  Customers may experience vessel loading delays.  We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience while we work to maintain our fleet. 

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On Tuesday, May 28, the 124-vehicle Kitsap replaced the 144-vehicle Suquamish on the Edmonds/Kingston route for approximately the next four weeks due to limited vessel availability. This is a 20-car reduction in vessel capacity. Customers may experience vessel loading delays.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience while we work to maintain our fleet. Updates will occur when more information is available.

Two of the four lanes on the dock at our Southworth terminal are closed for approximately three weeks beginning Monday, May 20. Crews are replacing the wooden decking of the walkway running along the south side of the pier. Plan for possible delays on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route and oversized Vashon-bound vehicles that require the completion of a travel request form will not be able to travel out of Southworth. Customers are encouraged to arrive early and – for those who can – take alternate routes. The walkway decking is badly in need of repair, and we must do this work now so it’s complete ahead of the busy summer travel season. 

Updates will be provided as conditions change when construction activities are underway. 

WSF and our contractor for the Bainbridge Overhead Walkway Project are starting the final elements of work on the project, with completion expected this summer. Beginning today, for approximately a month, crews will be working at slip two to replace the apron which connects the overhead cab to the vessel. Throughout the day, slip one will be the operating slip for loading passengers, with overhead loading available.

Slip two will only be used for vessel tie-up at the end of the day.  As there will be no overhead loading access at slip two, customers may occasionally be required to load via the car deck for some early morning and late evening sailings when slip one is not available. Please listen for announcements and follow crew’s instructions if it is necessary for passengers to load or unload via the car deck.

The elevator on the M/V Kitsap is out of service until further notice. There is an ADA restroom on the car deck that is available for customer use. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. 

The ADA restroom on the car deck level of the Cathlamet is out of service.  An elevator is available from the car deck to the main passenger cabin level. Updates will occur when more information is available.

The passenger elevator on M/V Kennewick is temporarily out of service for maintenance and repairs. The vessel does have a small freight elevator (it is not ADA accessible) for access to the upper decks. The vessel is not equipped with restrooms on the car deck. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The #2 end elevator on the M/V Chimacum is temporarily out of service.  The #1 end elevator is still available for customer use.

Technicians have been dispatched and updates will occur when more information is available.