MUKILTEO — A ferry damaged by a crab pot line could tangle holiday travel on the Mukilteo-Clinton route if it doesn’t get repaired by Sunday.
Washington State Ferries issued an alert Wednesday afternoon about the possible effects on the already rocky ferry shuffle.
The 144-car Suquamish was damaged by the line several weeks ago. It was scheduled to replace the 90-car Sealth, which has been serving the two-boat route for the past month with the 144-car Tokitae.
Now, the Tokitae has to go to the shop Sunday for federally mandated scheduled maintenance, and the Suquamish is still undergoing repairs.
“If the Suquamish is not returned to service by the start of next week and we need to take the Tokitae out of service by Sunday, June 30, we will need to move vessels around,” the agency’s alert said. “With only smaller vessels available, this may result in longer wait times and service impacts over the busy holiday travel period.”
But don’t panic yet.
“It’s giving passengers a heads up, just in case,” said Ian Sterling, a ferry spokesperson. “We have multiple teams of people working on it now at the shipyard, trying to get it up and running.”
He said to check ferry apps and social media for updates.
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