MV Puyallup

MV Puyallup is a Jumbo Mark II-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. This ferry and her two sisters are the largest in the fleet. Puyallup is normally assigned to the Edmonds–Kingston route, although she is often reassigned to the Seattle–Bainbridge Island route whenever either of her sisters assigned to that route are out of service. Puyallup had been at the Bainbridge Route for over a year while MV Tacoma underwent maintenance. The vessel then returned to Edmonds–Kingston where her extra capacity was missed.

History
Name: MV Puyallup
Owner: WSDOT
Operator: Washington State Ferries
Port of registry: Seattle, Washington
Route: Edmonds-Kingston
Builder: Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Completed: 1999
In service: 1999
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Jumbo Mark II-class auto/passenger ferry
Length: 460 ft 2 in (140.3 m)
Beam: 90 ft (27.4 m)
Draft: 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
Decks: 4
Deck clearance: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power: Total of 16,000 hp from 4 x EMD 710 V-16 Diesel-Electric
Speed: 18 kn (21 mph) 2 engines; 25 kn (29 mph) 4 engines
Capacity:
  • 2500 passengers
  • 202 vehicles (max 60 commercial)

While Puyallup spent three weeks in dry dock in November 2003, MV Chelan and MV Quinault served the Edmonds-Kingston route.[1] In mid-2008, Puyallup was sent out of service for repainting and to have a new security system installed. She returned to service in January 2009.[2] In the winter of 2013 she was hauled and her hull was stripped down to steel for a thorough inspection and scheduled maintenance. She was also fitted with new five bladed propellers as an experiment to reduce vibration and increase efficiency.

Incidents

There have been a few incidents in which passengers aboard Puyallup have disappeared. On April 15, 2001, a man disappeared while en route from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Authorities suspected he fell overboard when the ship turned to enter Eagle Harbor while he was sitting on a railing.[3] On January 13, 2009, a woman disappeared while the ferry was en route from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. Her husband found what he believed to be a suicide note.[4]

References
  1. "Change on Edmonds/Kingston ferry route". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 2, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  2. Friedrich, Ed (October 6, 2008). "Damaged Ferry Forces a Shuffle for Bremerton". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  3. "Anthony W. Reed". Cruise Ship Deaths. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. "Police: No foul play in vanishing ferry passenger". KOMO-TV. March 6, 2009.


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