It was a rocky start to the summer travel season for hundreds of passengers.
They were stranded when two ferries were taken out of service over Memorial Day weekend because of mechanical issues and a lack of crew.
The state set aside about $1 billion to build five new ferries. But that plan ran aground because they couldn’t make a deal with a local shipbuilder. So, the state legislature took steps this year to get the new ferry construction up and running.
But it could hardly have come at a worse time.
The 43-year-old Kitsap Ferry succumbed to mechanical problems over this busy Memorial Day weekend, reducing
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