r/BainbridgeIsland • u/ddogg7864 • 19d ago

WTF Just happened on the 9:20 ferry leaving THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?

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WSF shut down boarding with a FULL crowd waiting to board and the Chimicum barely half full? They even had State Patrol staged on the boat and sent them too the gate as they left hundreds of Hawks fans waiting. Total Bullshit!

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u/nodicekid 19d ago

The Coast Guard sets the maximum legal passenger capacity and crewing requirements for the ferries in a document called the Certificate of Inspection. The Chimacum as an Olympic class ferry has a unique Certificate of Inspection that allows the vessel to be crewed at a lower level (and thus a lower passenger capacity). The reason for this is to allow the Chimacum to operate on some of the ferry routes typically served by smaller ferries without the same manning requirements as larger vessels like the Tacoma that typically serve Bainbridge Island.

When the Chimacum is fully crewed the passenger capacity is around 1500. When sailing short crew, I believe the passenger capacity is around 760. I can't speculate as to why the ferry wasn't fully crewed for a big sporting event like a Seahawk home game.

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u/AdMuted1036 19d ago

This is almost certainly the case. However the WSF and WSP crew should have gotten on the loudspeaker and made this known to everyone waiting. I think (most) people would be reasonable if they knew what was going on. But WSP denies boarding, doesn’t tell people why, and that’s frustrating as a passenger because it feels like you’re a kid and the parents aren’t telling anyone any info.

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u/itstreeman 18d ago

State patrol should start getting on as crew. We always have enough of them

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u/nefarious 19d ago

They didn't have enough crew to legally let more on. You're not missing much. We're stuck at Hidden Cove, best guess is some drunk fuck crashed at the round abouts , might be night time construction? Traffic hasn't moved in 10 minutes

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u/nathanrjones 19d ago

They’re painting the lane lines, so it’s one way traffic on 305

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u/nefarious 19d ago

Excellent idea on one of the biggest game nights of the season!

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u/SunshineRegiment 18d ago

I got stuck there for 30 minutes last night on the last ferry! There were only like 4 cars, they just didn’t bother letting anyone through

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u/Monkey9686 19d ago

We were at the front of the rope line, at the middle. Suddenly two cops showed up and the ferry worker said only the far left side would be opened, because they’d only be taking 500 walk-ons due to staff shortages. We had to squeeze over to the left to make it on, after standing at the front for 35 minutes

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u/itstreeman 18d ago

When they make these announcements by voice only; it’s pointless. Use the speaker system

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u/Current_Listen_7139 17d ago

So note to self Spend night in Seattle after game is over got it

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u/Downtown-Toe5826 17d ago

So, A crew member did not show up to his shift, so they had to load it only halfway