‘Never have I seen anything like this’: Staffing shortages cancel over 140 ferry sailings on Friday

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25 sailings on the Muk/Clin run cancelled
33 on the Ana/SJI run cancelled
25 on Eds/Kings cancelled
18 on Sea/BI
40 on the Pt Def/Tahl run
Total sailings cancelled 141


Dozens of Washington state ferry sailings have been canceled Friday, due to staffing shortages across numerous routes.

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The first cancellations for Friday were announced late Thursday night, when Washington State Ferries said a pair of morning sailings for the Seattle/Bremerton route were being canceled due to a staffing shortage.

A reduced schedule was then announced for the Fauntleroy/Vashon for the same reason, followed by the cancellation of dozens of Friday sailings for the Edmonds/Kingston ferry.

More cancellations then began flooding in shortly before 5 a.m. Friday, including 12-hours worth of sailings for the Mukilteo/Clinton route, as well as all sailings for the day through 8:50 p.m. after a single roundtrip at 6:10 a.m. for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands ferry.

“20 years doing traffic in the city, NEVER have I EVER seen anything like this,” KIRO Radio Traffic Reporter Tracy Taylor tweeted.

As of 6:45 a.m. Friday, Taylor reports a total of 141 cancelled sailings for the day, as well hours-long delays for many other routes.

Last Edited by inna on 10/09/2021 10:22 PM