— from Washington State Ferries —
Sunday, September 3, 9:20 a.m.
Necessary repairs to the Elwha have been completed and the vessel [returned] to service with the 9:35 a.m. departure from Anacortes. This will restore full, 5-boat service to the route and all sailings will sail as scheduled. Please see the schedule for sailing times:
www.wsdot.com/ferries/
Saturday, September 2, 3:30 p.m.
Due to a propulsion control failure caused by an electrical issue onboard the M/V Elwha, the vessel is currently out of service. The boat is enroute to Anacortes where technicians plan to repair the problem.
Because of the service disruption, customers will experience delays on the Anacortes/San Juans route. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.
Lucky for everyone that it didn’t take out the dock this time!
Remember “Reclaim thr Rock” 9/23 Orcas Center back yard. 6 p.m. Help Carl Burger sing the 20-year-oldi “Do the No Propulsion” Good times!
I will ask once again, why are we not getting information from our local Ferry Advisory Committee or our County Council on this issue?
Two major ferries out of service on a major holiday weekend!!
Are the ferries insufficiently maintained? Should not there be an extra, non-scheduled ferry available for replacing boats that fall out of service?
The economic impact on the Islands this weekend will be significant.
The community is due more information. Answers and plans to avoid a repetition of this, the worst summer service in a generation.
Who is running the railroad??
Ed,
Is it really a railroad if everything has gone off the rails?
According to the latest WSF Bull-e ton the Elwa left Anacortes Sunday on its 9:35 AM run.