May 5, 2021 Port Townsend Leader
Two-boat summer service pushed back again on Port Townsend-Coupeville route
“still facing vessel crewing challenges due to COVID quarantines and vaccination-related time off for vessel employees.”
Look for a vibrant and robust comment section in the local paper here.
Not enough time for a hiring blitz?
It’s been 10 months:
June 30, 2020 at 5:43 pm PDT
By Ryan Simms, KIRO 7 News video:
Ferry wait times spike following staff shortages
Love to see newspeople ask:
How has the greater maritime industry dealt with COVID crewing challenges?
How have various industries and public agencies handled this?
Airlines? US Navy? FedEx? UPS? local fire dept?
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4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Washington State Ferries Staff Shortage
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Keystone Ferry – inbound
Coupeville/Penn Cove is on the eastern shore of Whidbey Island-no ferry link to Port Townsend exists there.
Possibly of interest:
Occasionally Looking for the Coupeville Ferry
Don’t book a bed and breakfast stay in Coupeville and plan to walk from the ferry terminal to your accommodations.
Ferry Traffic Leaving Coupeville Terminal Routed Away From Coupeville