(‘Live’ photo from WSF dock cam)

3:29 PM: Just in from Washington State Ferries:

Due to a hydraulic fluid leak at the ferry dock, the Fauntleroy Terminal will be closed for about 2 hours, effective immediately. This closure is necessary to prevent the fluid from leaking into Puget Sound.

The route will continue to run between Vashon Island and Southworth. The Pt. Defiance/Tahlequah route is another option for customers needing to leave Vashon Island.

We are working as quickly as possible to repair the leak and will send an update as soon as we have more information.

4:10 PM: Update from WSF: “In an effort to move displaced traffic, the M/V Issaquah will run an unscheduled sailing to Seattle from Vashon. The vessel will load traffic and depart.”

4:26 PM: We asked WSF what exactly is leaking. We don’t have that info yet but spokesperson Dana Warr did note, “Pipefitters from our Eagle Harbor maintenance facility will assess when they arrive shortly, if not already there, and potentially fix on the spot. Based on the assessment, further impacts may occur, which our customer service teams will provide to the public.”

4:46 PM: Warr says the leak is from “concrete (components) that raise and lower the platform.”

5:28 PM: Repairs are done and Fauntleroy is reopening. We just drove by Lincoln Park and cars were already (or still) lined up more than halfway alongside the park, waiting. No boat at the Fauntleroy dock yet, though – Vessel Watch shows M/V Issaquah about two-thirds of the way back to Vashon (where M/V Cathlamet is) from its Seattle diversion.