Going into the busy Friday afternoon commute period, the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth ferry route remains down to two boats. M/V Sealth went out of service this morning, in need of repairs, and it’s at the WSF Eagle Harbor facility (Bainbridge Island) to get worked on, so M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet are on the 2-boat schedule (timetables are linked here). Compounding matters, the South Vashon route (Tahlequah-Point Defiance) had some cancellations this morning too.
The morning timetable at Point Defiance simply doesn’t provide enough turnaround time these days as traffic down there has increased dramatically in recent years, fueled in part by Fauntleroy’s long run of only having two boat service. Afternoons are okay, but mornings are inadequate. Thats why there were cancelations down there today. The schedule needed to be reset due to extensive vessel delays. This has been happening with increasing regularity, especially on Fridays. Today is worse because of the disruption at Fauntleroy.
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