— from Washington State Ferries —
UPDATE Saturday, July 11: 7:30 a.m.: The 8:05am departure from Friday Harbor to Anacortes is cancelled due to necessary repairs to the Elwha. The next departure from Friday Harbor to Anacortes is 11:00am. The Kitsap will replace the Elwha with the 9:35am departure from Anacortes and normal service will be restored at that time. Updates will occur when more information becomes available.
UPDATE: 5:01 p.m.: The 6:45 p.m. departure of the Samish will make its regular stop at Lopez Island and will then continue on to Friday Harbor to make an unscheduled stop to pick up traffic at approximately 8:40 p.m. The Samish will then make a direct departure to Anacortes. This will cancel the 7:35 p.m. departure from Lopez to Anacortes; however, the Yakima will make a 9:15 p.m.departure from Lopez to Anacortes.
UPDATE: 4:41 p.m.: The Elwha remains out of service until further notice due to problems with the drive motor. Beginning with a late 8:20 p.m. departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor, the 124-vehicle Chelan will run out the Elwha’s late-night sailing schedule. Chelan will make all stops eastbound when returning to Anacortes.
UPDATE: 1:49 p.m.: Due to the Klahowya’s revised inter-island schedule, the following departures are cancelled: Eastbound- The 3:05pm from Orcas and the 3:20pm from Shaw. Westbound: The 3:45pm from Lopez; the 4:05pm from Shaw, and the 4:25pm from Orcas. REMINDER: The Klahowya will make the 2:15pm departure from Friday Harbor to Lopez as well as the 3:05pm from Lopez to Anacortes.
UPDATE: 1:09 p.m: The Elwha is out of service for the remainder of the day due to problems with the drive motor. The inter-island vessel Klahowya will make a 2:15pm departure from Friday Harbor to Lopez and a 3:05pm departure from Lopez to Anacortes. The Klahowya will then make an unscheduled 4:00pm departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor and will then sail on its regular inter-island schedule for the remainder of the day beginning with a late 5:30pm departure from Friday Harbor.
UPDATE: 12:46 p.m.: The Elwha is out of service for the reminder of the day. The Klahowya will provide service between Anacortes and the islands and sail a Sunday schedule beginning with a 2:15pm departure from Friday Harbor to Lopez and Anacortes. Inter-island service is cancelled for the remainder of the day. Reservation holders will be prioritized on a first come, first served basis. No drive-up vehicles will be loaded. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
UPDATE: 11:49 a.m: Due to necessary repairs to the vessel, the 11:55am departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor is cancelled. This will cancel the 1:50pm departure from Friday Harbor to Lopez and Anacortes. The next departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor is 2:00pm. Reservation holders will be loaded on a first come/first served basis and will not be charged a penalty if unable to travel today. Drive up customers should expect extremely long delays. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updates will occur when more information becomes available.
UPDATE: 9:36 a.m.: The 9:35am departure from Anacortes to Lopez is cancelled due to necessary repairs to the vessel. This will cancel the 10:45am departure from Lopez to Anacortes. The 10:20amdeparture from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas will make an unscheduled stop in Lopez to accommodate vehicle traffic. Additionally, the 12:05pm departure from Orcas will make an unscheduled stop at Lopez at 12:45pm. Vehicle traffic is limited. The Elwha is out of service until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updates will occur when more information becomes available.
UPDATE: 7:17 a.m.: The 6:25am departure from Anacortes to Friday Harbor is cancelled due to necessary repairs to the vessel. This will cancel the 8:05am departure from Friday Harbor. The Elwha is out of service until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updates will occur when more information becomes available.
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If you require us to make reservations for travel, and then to either show up on time for those reservations or pay a penalty, then you must also deliver the scheduled sailings for which we were forced to reserve space.
Obviously, we need a couple more ferries as backup, just in case. Equally obviously, the legislature should have funded those backup boats, particularly in order to keep the promise that the ferry system was to be an extension of the state’s highway system, and be just as reliable.
Obviously, the legislature has better things to do with the necessary money, which, by the way, we have already paid-in.
It’s just like the funding for education, constitutionally required, for which the legislature also seems to have better uses in mind.
Sad. Very sad.