More ferry headaches with 3-hour wait times for Seattle-Bainbridge riders

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.

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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