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The #1 Samish is back on schedule.

The #2 Yakima is running an estimated 38 minutes behind schedule.

This delays the following sailings:

• 3:40 p.m. Friday Harbor to Lopez &  Anacortes
• 5:15 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez
• 6:20 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes

The #3 Chelan  is an estimated 60 minutes behind schedule. 

This delays the following sailings:

• 3:45 p.m. Anacortes to Shaw & Orcas
• 5:15 p.m. Orcas to Shaw & Anacortes
• 6:45 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez

Customers can check the Anacortes / San Juan Islands Schedule for available upcoming sailings and Real-Time Map for updated departures and estimated arrivals.

The M/V Spokane has lost power again and will be replaced on the route with the M/V Issaquah at Kingston.

This will cause delays for the route.

Edmonds / Kingston Schedule 

The #1 Wenatchee is running 20 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.

Vehicle reservations are full until the 8:30 p.m. sailing from Port Townsend and full until the 7:30 p.m. sailing from Coupeville. Your alternate routes are Edmond/Kingston or Mukilteo/Clinton.

Walk-on space is available for all departures. 

Washington State Ferries is operating on alternate schedules on most routes until further notice. These changes will help offer more predictable and reliable service systemwide in the face of crewing shortages due to a global shortage of mariners that has been worsened by the pandemic. WSF will attempt to add service when possible, and will provide notifications when full service can temporarily be restored to a route.

For Monday June 27, the following routes are operating on alternate schedules:

• Port Townsend/Coupeville Alternate Service: Reservations Available
•  Edmonds/Kingston Alternate Service
• Seattle/Bremerton Alternate Service
• 2-Boat Fauntleroy/Vashon, 2-Boat Fauntleroy / Southworth, 2-boat Southworth/Vashon

The following routes are running the regular summer schedules:

• Anacortes/San Juan Islands: Reservations available 
• Mukilteo/Clinton
• Seattle/Bainbridge Island
• Point Defiance/Tahlequah

The schedule page online shows the currently active schedules in the top section, and the inactive schedules are below.  Please note that the active schedules may change daily depending on crew availability, so please be sure to monitor email alerts and check the Travel Alert Bulletins page for updates. 

Reminder:

Trucks with a ground clearance of less than 14" should not travel to/from the north end of Vashon or Point Defiance during the following dates/times:

• June 28, 2022  9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  -1.8
• June 29, 2022  10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  -1.8
• June 30, 2022  11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  -1.8

At low tides these loading ramps create a steep slope where the hinge at the top causes an extreme angle for trucks or RVs with a low ground clearance. Waiting for a higher tide allows for this angle to lessen at the bridge seat (top). This allows for safer clearances for vehicles low to the ground and keeps them from scraping or hanging up at these locations.

The safety of our customers and crew is WSF’s top priority. Please remember that all traveling customers are required to wear face coverings inside the terminal, at the tollbooth and aboard the ferry. Please also consider limiting your travel to only the most essential trips while service continues to be constrained by the pandemic. For additional travel information regarding COVID-19, visit the COVID-19 Travel Updates webpage.

The #1 vessel is an estimate 30 minutes behind schedule.

This will delay the following sailings:

• 11:30 a.m. Fauntleroy to Vashon
• 11:55 a.m. Vashon to Southworth
• 12:15 p.m.  Southworth to Vashon
• 12:40 p.m.  Vashon to Fauntleroy

The #2 vessel is an estimated 20 minutes behind schedule.

This will delay the following sailings:

• 11:15 a.m. Southworth to Vashon

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 Chetzemoka will be returning to service with a 9:15 a.m. sailing from Point Defiance following earlier cancellations due to shortage of crew.

There is an estimated 3 hour wait for drivers departing the Kingston terminal.

Upon approaching the terminal, please refrain from blocking intersections and businesses in the area.

There is an estimated 2 hour wait for drivers departing Edmonds terminal. Updates will occur when more information is available.

Upon approaching the terminal, please refrain from blocking the intersections and businesses in the area.

Reminder:

Trucks with a ground clearance of less than 14" should not travel to/from the north end of Vashon or Point Defiance during the following dates/times:

• July 1, 2022   11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.   - 1.7
• July 2, 2022   12:45 p.m. to  2:15 p.m.  -1.4
• July 10, 2022  7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.     -1.4
• July 11, 2022  7:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.   -2.6
• July 12, 2022  7:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.   -3.5
• July 13, 2022  8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.      -4.0
• July 14, 2022   9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.      -4.1
• July 15, 2022   10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.    -3.7
• July 16, 2022   11:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.     -2.8
• July 17, 2022  1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.        -1.5
• July 27, 2022  10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.   -1.3
• July 28, 2022   10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  -1.4
• July 29, 2022   11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.  -1.4

At low tides these loading ramps create a steep slope where the hinge at the top causes an extreme angle for trucks or RVs with a low ground clearance. Waiting for a higher tide allows for this angle to lessen at the bridge seat (top). This allows for safer clearances for vehicles low to the ground and keeps them from scraping or hanging up at these locations.

The safety of our customers and crew is WSF’s top priority. Please remember that all traveling customers are required to wear face coverings inside the terminal, at the tollbooth and aboard the ferry. Please also consider limiting your travel to only the most essential trips while service continues to be constrained by the pandemic. For additional travel information regarding COVID-19, visit the COVID-19 Travel Updates webpage.

Both elevators are now back in service at the Colman Dock. Updates will occur when more information is available.

The passenger elevator on M/V Tillikum is out of service.

The passenger elevator on M/V Salish is temporarily out of service for maintenance and repairs.  Updates on a repair status will be provided when more information becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Washington State Ferries is actively working to bring service to pre-pandemic levels. While that won’t happen overnight, staff have developed a plan that outlines how to get there. Customers are encouraged to take a look at WSF’s COVID-19 Service Restoration Plan to get a clearer picture of what challenges the agency continues to face and what it will take to resume pre-pandemic service. WSF will provide regular updates on progress as it continues to restore service.