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HomeMy WebLinkAbout072222 FW_ WSF Weekly Update ________________________________ From: Vezina, John Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2022 6:38:21 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Subject: WSF Weekly Update ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2016/07/946882/974750/wsf-weekly-update-banner_crop.jpg> <http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/stock/2011/03/12341/double-hr_original.gif?1308456130> Kitsap crews help rescue person in water off Mukilteo Our Kitsap <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MjEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3dzZG90LmNvbS9mZXJyaWVzL3Zl c3NlbHdhdGNoL1Zlc3NlbERldGFpbC5hc3B4P3Zlc3NlbF9pZD0xOCJ9.MOhBOvvbV96y8po28zgOGvmYjo49Z2aSCUBwr_yl6n8/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> crewmembers were part of a team of first responders that rescued a person off Mukilteo Sunday evening. Witnesses on shore called 911 after they said a man jumped into the water stating he was going to swim to Whidbey Island. Because the man did not want help, a negotiator from Mill Creek Police Department boarded our Kitsap rescue boat to talk to him. He eventually cooperated and was brought safely to the Mukilteo Boat Launch. Great job to everyone involved! <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2022/07/6191076/rescue_original.png> Our crew in a rescue boat talking to other first responders, which included the Mukilteo Police, Mukilteo Fire and Mill Creek departments. Photo courtesy Lynnwood Times <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJ IUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MjEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2x5bm53b29kdGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTgvcG9zc2Vzc2lvbi1zb3VuZC0yMjA3M TgvP2ZiY2xpZD1Jd0FSMGpSX21leWtIOXE2MzVUVDJXRW5qSTd0LUFVSUlBN1Y3NmxXYk82QzdHQmo2Q2hKTmJmN0N3LXBnIn0.FkMTp8ehB_IywUXs7JPujcO7xR5GlewYH1VapEH0zwc/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> . Service restoration update Although we’ve been seeing our highest number of COVID-19 cases among our crews since the pandemic started, this week’s Service Restoration Plan (PDF 794KB) <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.ey JidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MjEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3dzZG90LndhLmdvdi9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzLzIwMjItMDMvV1NGLUNPVklEMTktU2VydmljZ VJlc3RvcmF0aW9uUGxhbi5wZGYifQ.a2exL31m6Wde-8vjeWdeoAf7HljRNzfvdxJ6tZxPm0w/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> Progress Report (PDF 603KB) <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkI joxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MjEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3dzZG90LndhLmdvdi9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzLzIwMjItMDcvV1NGLVNlcnZpY2VSZXN0b3JhdGlvblBsYW5Qcm9ncmVzc1Jl cG9ydC0xOUp1bHkyMDIyLnBkZiJ9.U5OyPqoyuj-ScAdzgNa-ZWV_8FiNV7ZHEjF27NYUwL0/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> shows that we are still maintaining service reliability of 95% or more on our three restored routes. We have also been able to add a second vessel on our Edmonds/Kingston run more than half the time over the last two weeks and will continue to do so daily as crewing allows. However, we are still not at a point yet where we can begin trialing full service reliably on the route without putting our other runs with restored service in jeopardy. <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2022/07/6191077/4237968/srp_crop.jpg> Twelve of our able-bodied sailors will soon start four months of training to become licensed deck officers (captains and mates), which is our biggest crewing constraint right now. Out in the fleet on Bremerton and Bainbridge routes I always love when I go out in the fleet and talk to my vessel and terminal operations colleagues. Chief of Staff Nicole McIntosh and I visited our Bremerton and Bainbridge routes yesterday to hear suggestions from our frontline coworkers, who are constantly interacting with our customers on what we can do to improve our system. We started the day meeting with our Colman Dock employees in Seattle. We then chatted with crews aboard Walla Walla <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3M jEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3dzZG90LmNvbS9mZXJyaWVzL3Zlc3NlbHdhdGNoL1Zlc3NlbERldGFpbC5hc3B4P3Zlc3NlbF9pZD0zNiJ9.MVjNdsFARPL6Y8XmueA_t4EqnmuEp2NbRNbqfQCzVPI/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> en route to Bremerton. Upon arrival we spent time with the terminal staff there before heading to the Bainbridge to take to employees there as well. 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There’s so much that goes into keeping our ferry system running! <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2022/07/6206095/4240399/20220720-120648_crop.jpg> Nicole and I pose for a selfie with Bremerton terminal employees Tim Ouellette and Celeste Beaumont. Patty Rubstello Assistant Secretary, WSDOT/Ferries Division July 21, 2022 Fall vehicle reservations open Tuesday, July 26 Vehicle reservations <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MjEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NlY3VyZWFwcHMud3 Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L2ZlcnJpZXMvcmVzZXJ2YXRpb25zL3ZlaGljbGUvZGVmYXVsdC5hc3B4P29wPU1ha2UrcmVzZXJ2YXRpb25zIn0.37EblVv4O9DWnC01eUV_PGruqpHx49Y5xaMjDAJkTZo/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> for our fall season (Sept. 25 to Dec. 31) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands or Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will be available at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. For our Anacortes/San Juan Islands runs, another batch of reservations will be released two weeks before each specific sailing. The remaining space on each sailing will be available two days before. <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2022/07/6191113/4237969/fall_crop.jpg> Planning a fall getaway? Vehicle reservations for travel on Sept. 25 through Dec. 31, will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. Seeking proposals for hybrid-electric vessel construction We’re moving toward a hybrid-electric ferry system to reduce greenhouse gases and improve local air quality. 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There’s so much that goes into keeping our ferry system running! <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2022/07/6206095/4240399/20220720-120648_crop.jpg> Nicole and I pose for a selfie with Bremerton terminal employees Tim Ouellette and Celeste Beaumont. Patty Rubstello Assistant Secretary, WSDOT/Ferries Division July 21, 2022 Fall vehicle reservations open Tuesday, July 26 Vehicle reservations <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA3MjEuNjExMTU2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NlY3VyZWFwcHMud3 Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L2ZlcnJpZXMvcmVzZXJ2YXRpb25zL3ZlaGljbGUvZGVmYXVsdC5hc3B4P29wPU1ha2UrcmVzZXJ2YXRpb25zIn0.37EblVv4O9DWnC01eUV_PGruqpHx49Y5xaMjDAJkTZo/s/591618619/br/141419369662-l> for our fall season (Sept. 25 to Dec. 31) on our Anacortes/San Juan Islands or Port Townsend/Coupeville routes will be available at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. For our Anacortes/San Juan Islands runs, another batch of reservations will be released two weeks before each specific sailing. The remaining space on each sailing will be available two days before. <https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WADOT/2022/07/6191113/4237969/fall_crop.jpg> Planning a fall getaway? Vehicle reservations for travel on Sept. 25 through Dec. 31, will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. Seeking proposals for hybrid-electric vessel construction We’re moving toward a hybrid-electric ferry system to reduce greenhouse gases and improve local air quality. 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