— from Washington State Ferries —

UPDATE: 5:59 p.m., Dec. 24

The Sealth is back in service with the 6:00pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and Friday Harbor, and will also make the 7:45pm sailing from Friday Harbor and the 8:25pm sailing from Lopez to Anacortes.

UPDATE 2:40 p.m. Dec. 24

The Sealth’s 2:40pm sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor is cancelled. This also cancels the return from Friday Harbor at 4:15pm. The Yakima will be making an unscheduled sailing to Friday Harbor with a 2:00pm departure from Anacortes, and will make a direct return from Friday Harbor to Anacortes at approximately 3:30pm.

View the schedule page for affected sailings:
View the schedule page for affected sailings: https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/ScheduleDetailByRoute.aspx?schedrouteid=1460

UPDATE: 11 a.m. Dec. 24

The Sealth’s 12:35 p.m. sailing from Anacortes to Lopez is cancelled. This also cancels the return from Lopez at 1:35 p.m.  The Elwha will be making an unscheduled stop to Lopez with the 3:35 p.m. departure from Anacortes, and will continue to Shaw and Orcas for its scheduled sailings.

UPDATE: 9 a.m. Dec. 24

The Evergreen State’s 8:30am, 9:15am, and 9:30am inter-island sailings to Orcas, Shaw, and Lopez have been cancelled. This will also cancel 9:55 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 10:35 a.m. inter-island return sailings from Lopez, Shaw, and Orcas.

To help alleviate Anacortes bound traffic, the 8:30 a.m. sailing from Friday Harbor will sail directly to Anacortes, and will make a return at approximately 10 am. .from Anacortes to Friday Harbor. The Evergreen State will return to inter-island service with the 11:35 a.m. sailing from Friday Harbor

View the schedule page for affected sailings: https://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/ScheduleDetailByRoute.aspx?schedrouteid=1460

UPDATE: Dec. 24 at 6:45 a.m.

The Sealth’s 6:20am sailing from Anacortes to Lopez Island and Friday Harbor is returning to Anacortes due to necessary repairs on the vessel. It will be out of service until further notice. Updates about schedule changes or further cancellations will occur as information becomes available.

UPDATE: 6:15 p.m. Dec. 23

The Sealth is back in service with a late 6 p.m. sailing to Lopez and Friday Harbor. Expect some delays up in the Islands.

This alert was sent on 12/23/2013 at 6:12 p.m.

UPDATE: 3:24 p.m.

Due to the necessary repairs to the Sealth, the Elwha, Yakima and the Evergreen State are running late. Expect delays on all sailings. Updates will occur as conditions change.

UPDATE: 1:13 p.m.
Due to continued necessary repairs on the Sealth, the 2:40pm sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor and the 4:15pm sailing from Friday Harbor to Lopez and Anacortes have been cancelled. Updates will occur as information becomes available.

UPDATE: 10:30 a.m.
Due to continued necessary repairs on the Sealth, the 12:35pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and the 1:35pm sailing from Lopez to Anacortes have been cancelled. Updates will occur as information becomes available.

UPDATE: 9:04 a.m.
Due to continued necessary repairs on the Sealth, the 9:30am sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor and the 11:05am sailing from Friday Harbor to Anacortes have been cancelled. The Yakima’s 10:40am sailing from Anacortes will make all stops, which may delay subsequent sailings on the Yakima. Updates will occur as information becomes available.

UPDATE: 8:10 a.m.
Due to continued necessary repairs on the Sealth, the delayed 7:10am from Lopez to Friday Harbor, and the 8:05am sailing from Friday Harbor to Anacortes have been cancelled. Status for the 9:30am sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor is unknown at this time. Updates will occur as information becomes available.

UPDATE: 6:59 a.m.
The 6:20am sailing to Lopez Island and Friday Harbor will depart approximately 40 minutes late due to necessary repairs on the Sealth. Updates will occur as conditions change.

UPDATE: 6:25 a.m.
The 6:20am sailing to Lopez Island and Friday Harbor will be delayed due to necessary repairs on the Sealth. Updates will occur as more information becomes available.

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