Sunday, April 16, 2023

Passenger Ferry Runs Aground in Washington State

Hey, I recognize this ferry! Rode it (or one of the other similar boats) in October, 2021:
All passengers have safely disembarked a passenger ferry that ran aground on Saturday in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
A total of 596 passengers and 15 crew members were aboard the ship, according to a tweet from US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest, which responded to the scene. The last of the passengers had safely disembarked by 10 pm, Washington State Ferries said in an update.
The ferry Walla Walla ran aground at around 4:30 pm Saturday while making the trip from Bremerton to Seattle, Washington State Ferries wrote in a tweet. There were no injuries reported, said Washington State Ferries. 
The agency said that initial signs suggest the vessel suffered a “generator failure” and an official investigation is forthcoming.

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