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To keep the inter-island vessel sailing, the 4:05 a.m. sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor will make an unscheduled stop at Orcas to pick up crewmembers on Sunday, September 8. 

The inter-island will sail in the morning as scheduled.

We are very aware of the impacts caused by the San Juan Islands’ interisland service disruptions, and we work hard every day to eliminate or minimize these disruptions.  

While we are committed to increased reliability of our interisland service, we face significant staffing challenges due to the geography of the San Juan Islands. 

To help explain our commitment and the challenges we face, we’ve put together an overview of what we’re doing to improve interisland service reliability. Read the full overview on our blog.

The Vehicle Reservation System is running slow at the Anacortes terminal due to technical issues. Reservation-holders are encouraged to arrive early so their reservations can be successfully redeemed. 

To accommodate increased traffic for the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, we will be operating a second boat on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route from Friday, September 6, through Sunday, September 8. To view additional sailings, check Port Townsend/Coupeville Schedule Adjustments. These additional sailings are also available for vehicle reservations. 

In preparation for this, the third, unscheduled boat from the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route will be temporarily moved to the Port Townsend/Coupeville route on Thursday, September 5. During this period, the Vashon/Fauntleroy/Southworth route will maintain on two-boat service. 

This adjustment is to support one of the community’s largest annual events, the Wooden Boat Festival. Please be aware that if there are any crewing or vessel shortages, we may need to adjust this planned service. We will keep passengers updated through our rider alerts. 

We anticipate returning the third-boat service to the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route on Tuesday, September 10. 

To accommodate increased traffic for the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, we will be operating a second boat on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route from Friday, September 6, through Sunday, September 8. To view additional sailings, visit the Port Townsend/Coupeville Schedule Adjustments webpage. These additional sailings are also available for vehicle reservations. 

Please be aware that if there are any crewing or vessel shortages, we may need to adjust this planned service. We will keep passengers updated through our rider alerts.

Due to necessary maintenance, we need to take the 124-vehicle Issaquah out of service from the Fauntleroy/Southworth/Vashon “Triangle” route.

To maintain vehicle capacity to Vashon, we are moving the 124-vehicle Kitsap from the Clinton/Mukilteo route to the Triangle route. We’ll move our only available vessel, the 90-vehicle Sealth to the Clinton/Mukilteo route, putting that route on reduced capacity.

We’ll make these boat moves tomorrow, Thursday, September 5.

Additionally, from Thursday, September 5 through Monday, September 9, the third, unscheduled boat will be moved to the Port Townsend/Coupeville route to accommodate increased traffic to the Wooden Boat Festival. The Triangle route will remain on its regular two-boat schedule during this time. Read more on our travel alerts page.

Due to necessary maintenance, we need to take the 124-vehicle Issaquah out of service from the Fauntleroy/Southworth/Vashon “Triangle” route.

To maintain vehicle capacity to Vashon, an island with no drive-around options, we are moving the 124-vehicle Kitsap from the Clinton/Mukilteo route to the Triangle route. We will move our only available vessel, the 90-vehicle Sealth to the Clinton/Mukilteo route, putting the route on reduced capacity.

We’ll make these boat moves tomorrow, Thursday, September 5.

We know reduced capacity is going to create challenges, especially with the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival this weekend and customers also taking the Clinton/Mukilteo route for travelling to the Wooden Boat Festival.

We will restore increased capacity as soon as possible but expect the route to be on reduced capacity for the next few weeks during vessel maintenance. We apologize for the inconveniences this may cause. We will keep customers updated through our rider alerts.

Both vessels are running an estimated 60 minutes behind schedule.

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

The Vashon/Fauntleroy/Southworth route will be on two-boat service this Monday, September 9. 

To accommodate increased traffic in Port Townsend this weekend, we will temporarily move the third, unscheduled boat from the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route to the Port Townsend/Coupeville route on Thursday, September 5. We anticipate returning the third-boat service to the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route on Tuesday, September 10. 

This adjustment is to support one of the community’s largest annual events, the Wooden Boat Festival. Please be aware that if there are any crewing or vessel shortages, we may need to adjust this planned service. We will keep passengers updated through our rider alerts. 

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. 

Beginning with our summer schedule, we will operate an unscheduled third ferry weekdays on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route when crewing and a vessel are available.

This boat will sail around the other two scheduled vessels to help move more riders and keep the two-boat schedule on time. You can use our real-time map to track all our ferries in service.