{"id":13881,"date":"2025-07-25T20:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=13881"},"modified":"2025-07-25T20:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:02:48","slug":"wenatchee-back-in-full-time-wsf-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=13881","title":{"rendered":"Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/wsdot.wa.gov\/travel\/washington-state-ferries\/about-us\/weekly-update\">weekly update,<\/a> WSDOT Deputy Secretary Steve Nevey, head of Washington State Ferries, reports that <em>Wenatchee<\/em>, WSFs\u2019 first hybrid-electric ferry, returned to full-time service on the Seattle\/Bainbridge route June 24. It had been running part time for nearly a week in the afternoons and evenings until now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Sh8iaVNa8G\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/vigor-completes-wenatchee-hybrid-electric-conversion\/\">Vigor completes Wenatchee hybrid-electric conversion<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cVigor completes Wenatchee hybrid-electric conversion\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/vigor-completes-wenatchee-hybrid-electric-conversion\/embed\/#?secret=4k99borhtv#?secret=Sh8iaVNa8G\" data-secret=\"Sh8iaVNa8G\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As we reported earlier, Vigor Marine Seattle completed the  <em>Wenatchee <\/em>hybrid-electric conversion in June, marking a major milestone in Washington State Ferries\u2019 effort to modernize its aging fleet and reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>The 202-vehicle <em>Wenatchee<\/em>, one of the three largest ferries in the WSF system is now the largest U.S. passenger ferry to be electrified,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a big step in our work to upgrade our fleet and to cut down on emissions,\u201d said Nevey in his update. \u201cThank you for your patience as we worked on this upgrade, and a heartfelt thanks to the more than 600 employees and union-represented craftspeople who worked so hard to get us here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a different topic, Nevey also noted that legislation that takes effect this Sunday, July 27,adds Washington State Ferries to the state law defining unlawful behavior on public transit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means our crew members will now have the same protections as other transit workers across the state,\u201d said Nevey.<\/p>\n<p>The new law makes it a misdemeanor to do things like smoke, litter, damage property or refuse to follow crew directions while on a ferry.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/wenatchee-back-in-full-time-wsf-service\/\">Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/wenatchee-back-in-full-time-wsf-service\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wenatchee-back-in-full-time-wsf-service\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service In his latest weekly update, WSDOT Deputy Secretary Steve Nevey, head of Washington State Ferries, reports that Wenatchee, WSFs\u2019 first hybrid-electric ferry, returned to full-time service on the Seattle\/Bainbridge route June 24. It had been running part time for nearly a week in the afternoons and evenings until now. 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