BREMERTON, Wash. — Wait times at the Seattle-Bainbridge ferry terminal were up around three hours on Friday, after a boat from the route had to be diverted to the Seattle-Bremerton route.
The Seattle-Bremerton ferry route was briefly out of service due to a mechanical issue.
According to Washington State Ferries, the M/V Walla Walla experienced a “strong vibration” during its most recent sailing.
Mechanical issue with #WallaWalla involves strong vibration during last sailing. Divers are inspecting propellers (a standard cause for vibrations) while docked at #Bremerton
— Washington State Ferries (@wsferries) September 15, 2023
Divers are looking at the boats propellers, which WSF says is a common culprit for the vibrations that may have put it out of commission.
In order to get the route up and running again, the S/V Chimacum was moved to the Seattle-Bremerton route off of Seattle-Bainbridge service, leading to the longer wait times for the latter.
The Seattle-Bainbridge route will operate on one-boat service “until further notice.”
This comes after mechanical issues had the Edmonds-Kingston route down to single-boat service earlier this week, which led to hours-long delays for riders. As of Friday, that route is back to two-boat service.
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