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transportation2 years ago

Washington State Ferry with 600 passengers runs aground near Bainbridge Island.

The Walla Walla passenger ferry carrying 596 passengers and 15 crew members ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday due to a generator failure, according to Washington State Ferries. There were no reports of injuries or contamination. Passengers were initially kept onboard, but Kitsap Transit began taking others off the boat around 8 p.m. The Seattle-Bremerton route was out of service until further notice.

transportation2 years ago

Multiple Ferries Grounded Near Seattle, Leaving Passengers Stranded

A passenger ferry carrying 596 passengers and 15 crew members ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or contamination. The ferry suffered a generator failure, according to Washington State Ferries. Passengers were initially kept onboard, but Kitsap Transit began taking others off the boat around 8 p.m. The Seattle-Bremerton route was out of service until further notice.

transportation2 years ago

Seattle Ferry Grounding Results in No Injuries

A passenger ferry carrying 596 passengers and 15 crew members ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or contamination. The ferry suffered a generator failure, according to Washington State Ferries. Passengers were initially kept onboard, but Kitsap Transit began taking others off the boat around 8 p.m. The Seattle-Bremerton route was out of service until further notice.

transportation2 years ago

Multiple Ferries Grounded Near Bainbridge Island, Stranding Hundreds

The Washington State Ferry Walla Walla ran aground on a Bainbridge Island beach in Rich Passage due to a generator failure, but no injuries were reported. The 124-car Issaquah ferry will replace the Walla Walla to start Sunday’s Bremerton-Seattle service. Passengers with vehicles onboard the vessel will retrieve them in Bremerton. Kitsap Transit fast ferries were called to assist with evacuating passengers to Bremerton. The vessel is expected to be towed back to Bremerton after floating off the beach.