Damaged propeller takes popular ferry route down to one boat

The Edmonds-Kingston route returned to a two-boat service as a trial on Jan. 1. Days before the service restoration plan was to become permanent, crew members aboard the MV Puyallup ferry noticed an unusual vibration while sailing.

Washington State Ferry spokesperson Justin Fujioka told KIRO Newsradio the issue was a bent propeller which is now under repair.

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“So just for a little bit of background, we are currently restoring service on a route-by-route basis based on our service restoration plan,” explained Fujioka. “We successfully completed Anacortes, San Juan Islands, Seattle, Bainbridge, Mukilteo to Clinton, and we had just started trialing our

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