WSFerrys
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The second best ferrys parody account...IN THE WORLD
“Parody is the last refuge of the frustrated writer.” - Ernest Hemingway
"Satire is a sort of mirror glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own." - Jonathan Swift
“Parody is the last refuge of the frustrated writer.” - Ernest Hemingway
"Satire is a sort of mirror glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own." - Jonathan Swift
AHOY THERE!
A BOAT, AND BY EXTENSION A FERRY, IS DEFINED AS A HOLE IN THE WATER INTO WHICH YOU THROW ENDLESS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.
"Anyone who buys a retired ferry will be dogged by the record of unsuccessful re-purposings, dreams and past purchasers’ fiascos."
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
A BOAT, AND BY EXTENSION A FERRY, IS DEFINED AS A HOLE IN THE WATER INTO WHICH YOU THROW ENDLESS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.
"Anyone who buys a retired ferry will be dogged by the record of unsuccessful re-purposings, dreams and past purchasers’ fiascos."
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
A BOAT, AND BY EXTENSION A FERRY, IS DEFINED AS A HOLE IN THE WATER INTO WHICH YOU THROW ENDLESS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.
"Anyone who buys a retired ferry will be dogged by the record of unsuccessful re-purposings, dreams and past purchasers’ fiascos."
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
A BOAT, AND BY EXTENSION A FERRY, IS DEFINED AS A HOLE IN THE WATER INTO WHICH YOU THROW ENDLESS GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD.
"Anyone who buys a retired ferry will be dogged by the record of unsuccessful re-purposings, dreams and past purchasers’ fiascos."
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
AHOY THERE!
VESSEL DOWNGRADE
"the decommissioned Quadra Queen II was brought back to replace the Island Aurora. The changed reduced capacity from 47 vehicles to 26 per trip"
WELL AT LEAST THE M/V QUADRA QUEEN II IS SAVED FROM THE SHIPBREAKERS FOR A LITTLE LONGER
LINKY:
vancouverislandfreed...
VESSEL DOWNGRADE
"the decommissioned Quadra Queen II was brought back to replace the Island Aurora. The changed reduced capacity from 47 vehicles to 26 per trip"
WELL AT LEAST THE M/V QUADRA QUEEN II IS SAVED FROM THE SHIPBREAKERS FOR A LITTLE LONGER
LINKY:
vancouverislandfreed...
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
VESSEL DOWNGRADE
"the decommissioned Quadra Queen II was brought back to replace the Island Aurora. The changed reduced capacity from 47 vehicles to 26 per trip"
WELL AT LEAST THE M/V QUADRA QUEEN II IS SAVED FROM THE SHIPBREAKERS FOR A LITTLE LONGER
LINKY:
vancouverislandfreed...
VESSEL DOWNGRADE
"the decommissioned Quadra Queen II was brought back to replace the Island Aurora. The changed reduced capacity from 47 vehicles to 26 per trip"
WELL AT LEAST THE M/V QUADRA QUEEN II IS SAVED FROM THE SHIPBREAKERS FOR A LITTLE LONGER
LINKY:
vancouverislandfreed...
AHOY THERE!
NOT A GOOD IDEA?
"The state’s report has drawn public criticism from leaders in Haines and members of the AMHS Oversight board, with one board member saying it reads “like a timeshare brochure.”
NOT A GOOD IDEA?
"The state’s report has drawn public criticism from leaders in Haines and members of the AMHS Oversight board, with one board member saying it reads “like a timeshare brochure.”
Public comment closes today on proposed Cascade Point ferry terminal | Juneau Empire
The $28 million first phase would extend Glacier Highway and prepare the site on Goldbelt land.
www.juneauempire.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
NOT A GOOD IDEA?
"The state’s report has drawn public criticism from leaders in Haines and members of the AMHS Oversight board, with one board member saying it reads “like a timeshare brochure.”
NOT A GOOD IDEA?
"The state’s report has drawn public criticism from leaders in Haines and members of the AMHS Oversight board, with one board member saying it reads “like a timeshare brochure.”
AHOY THERE!
♫♪♪ "GIMME! GIMME! GIMME!
MORE MONEY (FOR THE FERRYS)
COME THE SPRING TIME" ♫♪♪
"a fare increase to walk-on, drive-on and standard vehicle bookings, will come into effect next year, as a means to “reduce significant cost pressures.”
CHEK IT:
BC Ferries announce 3.2% fare increase for Spring 2026
Ferry passengers can expect to see fare hikes, expanded saver fares and early access to the summer schedule as a means to support cost and capacity demands, says the service provider.
cheknews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
♫♪♪ "GIMME! GIMME! GIMME!
MORE MONEY (FOR THE FERRYS)
COME THE SPRING TIME" ♫♪♪
"a fare increase to walk-on, drive-on and standard vehicle bookings, will come into effect next year, as a means to “reduce significant cost pressures.”
CHEK IT:
AHOY THERE!
THE SEATTLE SHOPPER SPEAKS OUT:
"the 'Natch conversion took a year longer and millions of dollars more than state engineers expected. Several breakdowns already have forced it from service - more than half the calendar days since its July return"
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
THE SEATTLE SHOPPER SPEAKS OUT:
"the 'Natch conversion took a year longer and millions of dollars more than state engineers expected. Several breakdowns already have forced it from service - more than half the calendar days since its July return"
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
THE SEATTLE SHOPPER SPEAKS OUT:
"the 'Natch conversion took a year longer and millions of dollars more than state engineers expected. Several breakdowns already have forced it from service - more than half the calendar days since its July return"
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
THE SEATTLE SHOPPER SPEAKS OUT:
"the 'Natch conversion took a year longer and millions of dollars more than state engineers expected. Several breakdowns already have forced it from service - more than half the calendar days since its July return"
LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
AHOY THERE!
“WELCOME ABOARD.”
“WELCOME ABOARD.”
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
AHOY THERE!
“WELCOME ABOARD.”
“WELCOME ABOARD.”
AHOY THERE!
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
SOMEONES FORTUNE COOKE READ WRONG.
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
SOMEONES FORTUNE COOKE READ WRONG.
Ferry damaged after striking pier in Hong Kong
A passenger ferry suffered damage after it accidentally struck a pier in the Central district of Hong Kong on Sunday, November 23.The three-deck ferry Xinchao c
www.bairdmaritime.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
SOMEONES FORTUNE COOKE READ WRONG.
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
SOMEONES FORTUNE COOKE READ WRONG.
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
AHOY THERE!
“WELCOME ABOARD“.
“WELCOME ABOARD“.
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
AHOY THERE!
“WELCOME ABOARD“.
“WELCOME ABOARD“.
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
AHOY THERE!
"WELCOME ABOARD."
"WELCOME ABOARD."
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
AHOY THERE!
"WELCOME ABOARD."
"WELCOME ABOARD."
AHOY THERE!
CREATIVE ACCOUNTANTS GET THINGS DONE!
CREATIVE ACCOUNTANTS GET THINGS DONE!
Chair of Australian ferry operator TT-Line Company dismisses auditor's insolvency assessment
The Chair of Australian passenger vessel operator TT-Line Company has disputed an assessment by Tasmania's Auditor-General that the company has become insolvent
www.bairdmaritime.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AHOY THERE!
CREATIVE ACCOUNTANTS GET THINGS DONE!
CREATIVE ACCOUNTANTS GET THINGS DONE!
AHOY THERE:
AND YOU READ IT FIRST IN THE DAILY MAIL:
AND YOU READ IT FIRST IN THE DAILY MAIL:
Tourists' luggage swept out to sea after blunder on Thai ferry
Alice Zamparelli, who was sailing from Thailand 's Koh Tao island to Koh Samui on Sunday, was shocked to see her own luggage floating past her boat mid-journey.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
AHOY THERE:
AND YOU READ IT FIRST IN THE DAILY MAIL:
AND YOU READ IT FIRST IN THE DAILY MAIL:
AHOY THERE!
AND IN NEWS ON THE GOUROCK TO DUNOON ROUTE:
"Sound of Scalpay will be the first of two ferries to be built by Cammell Laird for the same owner in fulfilment of a contract awarded in May of this yeaR."
AND IN NEWS ON THE GOUROCK TO DUNOON ROUTE:
"Sound of Scalpay will be the first of two ferries to be built by Cammell Laird for the same owner in fulfilment of a contract awarded in May of this yeaR."
Keel laid for new Ro-Pax for Scottish operator Western Ferries
UK shipbuilder Cammell Laird has laid the keel of a new double-ended Ro-Pax ferry ordered by Scottish operator Western Ferries (Clyde).Sound of Scalpay will be
www.bairdmaritime.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
AND IN NEWS ON THE GOUROCK TO DUNOON ROUTE:
"Sound of Scalpay will be the first of two ferries to be built by Cammell Laird for the same owner in fulfilment of a contract awarded in May of this yeaR."
AND IN NEWS ON THE GOUROCK TO DUNOON ROUTE:
"Sound of Scalpay will be the first of two ferries to be built by Cammell Laird for the same owner in fulfilment of a contract awarded in May of this yeaR."
AHOY THERE!
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR EASY-TO-PRONOUNCE NAME SUGGESTIONS OF: ΦΑΛΑΙΝΑ, ΒΙΔΡΑ, ΧΛΩΣΩΔΕΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ & ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ WAS IGNORED.
"BC Ferries announced that its newest Island Class ferries will proudly sail as ISLAND GWA’YAM, ISLAND K’ASA, ISLAND XWSALUX'UL and ISLAND SARLEQUUN"
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR EASY-TO-PRONOUNCE NAME SUGGESTIONS OF: ΦΑΛΑΙΝΑ, ΒΙΔΡΑ, ΧΛΩΣΩΔΕΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ & ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ WAS IGNORED.
"BC Ferries announced that its newest Island Class ferries will proudly sail as ISLAND GWA’YAM, ISLAND K’ASA, ISLAND XWSALUX'UL and ISLAND SARLEQUUN"
BC Ferries names four new hybrid-electric vessels after First Nations gifts
BC Ferries names four new hybrid-electric vessels after First Nations gifts
www.shippax.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
AHOY THERE!
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR EASY-TO-PRONOUNCE NAME SUGGESTIONS OF: ΦΑΛΑΙΝΑ, ΒΙΔΡΑ, ΧΛΩΣΩΔΕΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ & ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ WAS IGNORED.
"BC Ferries announced that its newest Island Class ferries will proudly sail as ISLAND GWA’YAM, ISLAND K’ASA, ISLAND XWSALUX'UL and ISLAND SARLEQUUN"
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR EASY-TO-PRONOUNCE NAME SUGGESTIONS OF: ΦΑΛΑΙΝΑ, ΒΙΔΡΑ, ΧΛΩΣΩΔΕΣ ΜΕΡΟΣ & ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ WAS IGNORED.
"BC Ferries announced that its newest Island Class ferries will proudly sail as ISLAND GWA’YAM, ISLAND K’ASA, ISLAND XWSALUX'UL and ISLAND SARLEQUUN"
AHOY THERE!
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
"Ferry allides with dock, go boom in Georgia"
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/fer...
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
"Ferry allides with dock, go boom in Georgia"
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/fer...
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
AHOY THERE!
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
"Ferry allides with dock, go boom in Georgia"
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/fer...
ONE MAN'S ALLISION IS ANOTHER MAN'S COLLISION
"Ferry allides with dock, go boom in Georgia"
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/fer...
AHOY THERE!
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR NATIVE SEALIFE ON THIS GLORIOUS MORNING ON THE FERRYS.
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR NATIVE SEALIFE ON THIS GLORIOUS MORNING ON THE FERRYS.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
AHOY THERE!
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR NATIVE SEALIFE ON THIS GLORIOUS MORNING ON THE FERRYS.
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR NATIVE SEALIFE ON THIS GLORIOUS MORNING ON THE FERRYS.
AHOY THERE!
THE FERRYS CTHULHU CARD IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
TAP YOUR CTHULHU CARD TO GLIDE THROUGH THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRANSIT, AS NAMELESS TIDES, ELDER GODS, AND MAD TIMETABLES ALIGN IN UNHOLY, CONTACTLESS INCONVENIENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
THE FERRYS CTHULHU CARD IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
TAP YOUR CTHULHU CARD TO GLIDE THROUGH THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRANSIT, AS NAMELESS TIDES, ELDER GODS, AND MAD TIMETABLES ALIGN IN UNHOLY, CONTACTLESS INCONVENIENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
AHOY THERE!
THE FERRYS CTHULHU CARD IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
TAP YOUR CTHULHU CARD TO GLIDE THROUGH THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRANSIT, AS NAMELESS TIDES, ELDER GODS, AND MAD TIMETABLES ALIGN IN UNHOLY, CONTACTLESS INCONVENIENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
THE FERRYS CTHULHU CARD IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
TAP YOUR CTHULHU CARD TO GLIDE THROUGH THE NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRANSIT, AS NAMELESS TIDES, ELDER GODS, AND MAD TIMETABLES ALIGN IN UNHOLY, CONTACTLESS INCONVENIENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
AHOY THERE:
THIS WEEK WE START OUR LOOK AT FERRYS COMMUNITIES AROUND PUGET SOUND
"Business owners struggle with Bremerton’s reputation as a town of fist fights and parking lots. One time there was a brothel above the local office of the Internal Revenue Service."
LINKY:
www.kuow.org/stories...
THIS WEEK WE START OUR LOOK AT FERRYS COMMUNITIES AROUND PUGET SOUND
"Business owners struggle with Bremerton’s reputation as a town of fist fights and parking lots. One time there was a brothel above the local office of the Internal Revenue Service."
LINKY:
www.kuow.org/stories...
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
AHOY THERE:
THIS WEEK WE START OUR LOOK AT FERRYS COMMUNITIES AROUND PUGET SOUND
"Business owners struggle with Bremerton’s reputation as a town of fist fights and parking lots. One time there was a brothel above the local office of the Internal Revenue Service."
LINKY:
www.kuow.org/stories...
THIS WEEK WE START OUR LOOK AT FERRYS COMMUNITIES AROUND PUGET SOUND
"Business owners struggle with Bremerton’s reputation as a town of fist fights and parking lots. One time there was a brothel above the local office of the Internal Revenue Service."
LINKY:
www.kuow.org/stories...
AHOY THERE!
BUSY WEEK FOR THE OWL 'N THISTLE AND THE DRIFT INN...
BUSY WEEK FOR THE OWL 'N THISTLE AND THE DRIFT INN...
WSF expects 300,000 ferry riders over holiday weekend, on pace for numbers not seen since 2019
You're going to have plenty of company on the state ferries this holiday weekend. More than 300,000 passengers are expected to catch a ferry.
mynorthwest.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AHOY THERE!
BUSY WEEK FOR THE OWL 'N THISTLE AND THE DRIFT INN...
BUSY WEEK FOR THE OWL 'N THISTLE AND THE DRIFT INN...
AHOY THERE!
"WELCOME ABOARD."
"WELCOME ABOARD."
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
AHOY THERE!
"WELCOME ABOARD."
"WELCOME ABOARD."
AHOY THERE!
♫ ♪ ♬
"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A FERRY BOAT,
WHEN IT IS UN-EM-PLOYED?"
♫ ♪ ♬
"For sale: Retired state ferries. Dreamers need not apply
The vessels are lingering on the market as WSF scrutinizes potential buyers. Past sales haven’t always ended well."
LINKY;
washingtonstatestand...
♫ ♪ ♬
"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A FERRY BOAT,
WHEN IT IS UN-EM-PLOYED?"
♫ ♪ ♬
"For sale: Retired state ferries. Dreamers need not apply
The vessels are lingering on the market as WSF scrutinizes potential buyers. Past sales haven’t always ended well."
LINKY;
washingtonstatestand...
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AHOY THERE!
♫ ♪ ♬
"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A FERRY BOAT,
WHEN IT IS UN-EM-PLOYED?"
♫ ♪ ♬
"For sale: Retired state ferries. Dreamers need not apply
The vessels are lingering on the market as WSF scrutinizes potential buyers. Past sales haven’t always ended well."
LINKY;
washingtonstatestand...
♫ ♪ ♬
"WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A FERRY BOAT,
WHEN IT IS UN-EM-PLOYED?"
♫ ♪ ♬
"For sale: Retired state ferries. Dreamers need not apply
The vessels are lingering on the market as WSF scrutinizes potential buyers. Past sales haven’t always ended well."
LINKY;
washingtonstatestand...
AHOY THERE!
FERRYS IN ART - A CONTINUING SERIES
WITH NO WOODWARD'S, EATON'S, OR HUDSON'S BAY CHRISTMAS SHIP OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THOSE GRAND DEPARTMENT STORES, THE M/V QUEEN OF SIDNEY IS TOWED BACK UP THE MIGHTY FRASER TO HER BERTH TO AWAIT HER FATE, BY J.M.W. TURNER, OIL ON CANVAS
FERRYS IN ART - A CONTINUING SERIES
WITH NO WOODWARD'S, EATON'S, OR HUDSON'S BAY CHRISTMAS SHIP OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THOSE GRAND DEPARTMENT STORES, THE M/V QUEEN OF SIDNEY IS TOWED BACK UP THE MIGHTY FRASER TO HER BERTH TO AWAIT HER FATE, BY J.M.W. TURNER, OIL ON CANVAS
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
AHOY THERE!
FERRYS IN ART - A CONTINUING SERIES
WITH NO WOODWARD'S, EATON'S, OR HUDSON'S BAY CHRISTMAS SHIP OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THOSE GRAND DEPARTMENT STORES, THE M/V QUEEN OF SIDNEY IS TOWED BACK UP THE MIGHTY FRASER TO HER BERTH TO AWAIT HER FATE, BY J.M.W. TURNER, OIL ON CANVAS
FERRYS IN ART - A CONTINUING SERIES
WITH NO WOODWARD'S, EATON'S, OR HUDSON'S BAY CHRISTMAS SHIP OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THOSE GRAND DEPARTMENT STORES, THE M/V QUEEN OF SIDNEY IS TOWED BACK UP THE MIGHTY FRASER TO HER BERTH TO AWAIT HER FATE, BY J.M.W. TURNER, OIL ON CANVAS
AHOY THERE
FEDERAL MONEY TO SUPPORT LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD PLAN
FEDERAL MONEY TO SUPPORT LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD PLAN
Federal money to help electrify Clinton ferry dock | HeraldNet.com
The Federal Transit Administration awarded state ferries a $4.9 million grant to help electrify the Mukilteo-Clinton route.
www.heraldnet.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AHOY THERE
FEDERAL MONEY TO SUPPORT LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD PLAN
FEDERAL MONEY TO SUPPORT LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD PLAN
AHOY THERE!
FERRYS CHOOSE LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD SUPPLIER FOR FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
„Stemmann-Technik GmbH stammende, für den Betrieb des schwer erklärbaren mechanischen Dingsbums unverzichtbare, quer über den Ozeanboden liegende gelbe Verlängerungskabel“
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/was...
FERRYS CHOOSE LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD SUPPLIER FOR FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
„Stemmann-Technik GmbH stammende, für den Betrieb des schwer erklärbaren mechanischen Dingsbums unverzichtbare, quer über den Ozeanboden liegende gelbe Verlängerungskabel“
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/was...
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
AHOY THERE!
FERRYS CHOOSE LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD SUPPLIER FOR FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
„Stemmann-Technik GmbH stammende, für den Betrieb des schwer erklärbaren mechanischen Dingsbums unverzichtbare, quer über den Ozeanboden liegende gelbe Verlängerungskabel“
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/was...
FERRYS CHOOSE LONG YELLOW EXTENSION CORD SUPPLIER FOR FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
„Stemmann-Technik GmbH stammende, für den Betrieb des schwer erklärbaren mechanischen Dingsbums unverzichtbare, quer über den Ozeanboden liegende gelbe Verlängerungskabel“
LINKY:
www.workboat.com/was...