READER REPORT: Two West Seattle Bridge incidents, one involving a boat

7:01 PM: Reported by a reader:

#1: Truck with ~30 ft long boat on trailer is turned around wrong way but stationary on the West Seattle Eastbound to the right side of the shoulder at the WA99 exit. Emergency vehicles signaling to move around.

# 2: White Jeep off-road (at least the passenger side airbag went off) right after Admiral off-ramp from West Seattle Bridge Westbound. While emergency crews are onsite, the accident has closed the right lane, making a dangerous exit off of the West Seattle Bridge at Admiral.

So far, emergency-radio exchanges indicate neither resulted in a serious injury.

(SDOT image via X.com)

9:54 PM: Police are still having trouble getting an appropriate tow rig for incident #1, according to radio discussion between officers and dispatch.

10:47 PM: Officers just told dispatch they’re closing the eastbound bridge ramp to 99 “for a bit” to “get this boat out of here” – after four hours.

11:09 PM: Now they’re going to have to shut down the eastbound bridge in its entirety.

Rob December 20, 2025 (9:51 pm)

Does anyone know how the boat and trailer ended up pointing the wrong way?

John December 20, 2025 (10:40 pm)

The engines of boats are oftentimes in the back so that’s where all of the weight is located and if they were going down that incline and the truck was too small and it broke loose it would swing around towards the lighter end until it came to rest. It’s also possible that it kept rolling and hit something and then swung around after that
- Eddie December 21, 2025 (7:55 am)
  
  Coulda dropped out of space, too.
- IDC9 December 25, 2025 (7:06 pm)
  
  Interesting explanation of possible causes for this incident. Good insight.
22blades December 21, 2025 (5:16 am)

The truck had brakes. The trailer’s didn’t work. The truck slowed. The trailer did not.
Actualperson December 21, 2025 (5:51 am)

Rob. Assuming driver wasn’t impaired the logical explanation is that they accidently drove up the offramp by mistake.

22blades December 21, 2025 (5:13 am)

Lemme guess. The boat’s named Antonio Chaves registered to one Rolf Nesland.

Tom December 21, 2025 (6:23 am)

How many vehicles cross the bridge without incident every day?How many vehicles have problems?Is the problem the roadway or the small number of drivers who spin out because they’re driving too fast or are looking at their phone?

WS Person December 21, 2025 (12:19 pm)

How many people speed around curves all over Seattle and don’t have incidents? It’s the road.
- bolo December 22, 2025 (12:56 pm)
  
  This one wasn’t at the spinout zone you think it was.