Washington State Ferries to test public Wi-Fi service this summer

The days might be numbered for your next Puget Sound ferry ride to be a fleeting offline oasis, free from the incessant ...

Reliable Washington State Ferries service depends on closing the crew gap

Washington state’s plan to transition the biggest ferry system in the United States to hybrid-electric by 2040 by purchasing ...

Washington ferries hit post-pandemic milestone with 20M+ passengers in 2025

Washington State Ferries (WSF) carried more than 20 million passengers in 2025 for the first time since before the COVID-19 ...
The Olympian

WA ferries are going hybrid-electric. Disposal of old ones presents problems

The Olympic, a retired Washington state ferry, is abandoned off Ketron Island in the Puget Sound. State officials cannot remove the vessel due to its large size and location on private property. For ...
The Spokesman-Review

On a memorial WA ferry ride, ashes are sent to rest in Puget Sound

ABOARD THE M/V SUQUAMISH – Jane Schrantz, Ed’s wife of 48 years, gripped a peach-colored urn in her lap as she motored her mobility scooter to the rear of the ferry Suquamish. The rumbling engines ...
Tri-City Herald

WA ferries are going hybrid-electric. Disposal of old ones presents problems

An abandoned former Washington state ferry, the Olympic, rests slanted on a shoreline off Ketron Island, in southern Puget Sound. Aboard, flakes of corroded steel and other debris scatter across the ...