Two years ago four steel electric-class ferries were taken out of service in Washington state for safety reasons. This month they will be towed to Mexico and cut up for recycling. The ferries are 82 years old. The first two, named Nisqually and Quinault will towed from Engle Harbor to Ensenada, Mexico this week. Their [...]

Hatton ferries were in danger of being shut down, so people in the community have set to pounding the pavement to raise money to keep them going. So far, they have been surprised by the success they have achieved. There have already been more than 75 donors and about 20-25 percent of the money needed [...]

Two Washington police officers were placed on leave for allegedly doing something that apparently government workers have been doing regularly for many years; clubbing seagulls to death at ferry terminals. The Seattle Times newspaper reported that federal wildlife agents have been routinely killing the birds at the ferry terminal for the past decade. They either [...]

Members of the crew on a New York ferry rescued a man from the Hudson River this week. It was said to be a great day for New York’s ferry staff as this crew got to put their training to good use and save this man in peril. The man had no life and had [...]

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the United States will begin its three-week test today of a new explosives screening device for vehicles and people. The test will take place at the Port Jefferson Ferry Terminal. The device uses “backscatter imaging technology” to check cars trucks and people for explosives before they drive onto the [...]

The name on this state of the art twin hulled ferry is Hawaii Superferry, but the run down old cargo pier at Lambert’s Point Docks is a long from home for this island runner. The boat is called and “Alakai”, and it one of two high-speed ferries that was owned by one of the many [...]

Susan Hutchison, executive for King county sent a letter this week to County Council members urging them to take the budget currently appropriated for ferries and move it to fund more buses. “Metro is facing cuts that could leave riders stranded at a time when our region is making tremendous strides to increase ridership. More [...]

The Balboa ferry has long been well known among California’s ferry riders, but today it was out of service with a 2-foot hole in its hull, the US Coast Guard says. Luckily, the 57-foot ferry was not carrying passengers at the time of the incident. It ran aground at about 11:30 p.m.  It was carrying [...]