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Its schedule became, to leave San Francisco on Mondays and Thursdays at 7 a.m.; returning, it left Sacramento on Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 a.m.. $30 was charged for passage in cabins, $20 on deck, berths in staterooms $5, $1.50 meals for cabin passengers only. Heavy freight was $2.50/100 pounds or $1.00 per foot for measured goods. [5]
The three ferries were loaned to the San Francisco Bay Area after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake left the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge closed for repairs. [8] [9] In January 1990, the ferries returned to the Seattle area, [10] and began regular passenger service on April 23, 1990. [11]
Motor Vessel Kalakala (pronounced / k ə ˈ l ɑː k ə ˌ l ɑː /) [1] was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967.. MV Kalakala was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities.
The M/V Columbia is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.. M/V Columbia at Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Constructed in 1974 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington, the M/V Columbia has been the flagship vessel for the Alaska ferry system for over 40 years.
Seattle 35 10.7 11 5.0 Collis: 126548 prop tug 1889 San Francisco 110 33.5 205 103 1901 O Columbia: 5184 prop tug 1849 Maine 100 30.5 C-S Columbia: 127320 prop ftr. 1894 Fairhaven: 26 7.9 9.0 5.0 1901 O Columbia: stern ftr. 1905 Ballard 132 40.2 T-OR Comet: 5973 stern psgr 1871 Seattle 65 19.8 57 1900 A Commander [R 29] prop pass 1900
Mar. 23—Fuel spilled out from a tug boat near Sitka on Monday after it ran aground following a collision with a freight barge, leaving a sheen extending roughly 4 nautical miles. At about 2:55 a ...
The first steamers on the lower Yukon River were work boats for the Collins Overland Telegraph in 1866 or 1867, with a small steamer called Wilder. The mouth of the Yukon River is far to the west at St. Michael and a journey from Seattle or San Francisco covered some 4,000 miles (6,400 km).
The Sitka Channel, or more commonly referred to as simply The Channel by locals, is a notable feature of Sitka, Alaska that separates vital portions of infrastructure located on the peripheral Japonski Island from the rest of the community. Until 1972 the commute was only achievable through a schedule of shore boats that carried an estimated ...