Staffing crunch forces Washington State Ferries to reduce service on major routes starting Saturday

After resuming normal service on most routes earlier this week, Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced that it would be reducing service on several routes starting Oct. 16 due to ongoing staffing shortages.

The ferry system was rocked by cancelations last week which rippled throughout the entire system over the weekend. The new service changes will allow WSF to “provide more predictable and reliable travel” and help alleviate the crew shortage.

Starting Saturday, the Seattle/Bainbridge, Edmonds/Kingston. and Mukilteo/Clinton routes will all drop to one-boat service instead of two. The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route will be reduced to two-boat service instead of three, while the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route will decrease to a three-boat schedule

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