2014-03-11 Tug Lindsey Foss & WSF M/V HIYU (1024x680)
Guemes Channel.
Monday, February 6, 2017. Press release from WSDOT.
"Retired state ferry is sold to local business owner
SEATTLE – Washington State Ferries announced today the sale of its smallest retired ferry, Hiyu, to Menagerie Inc. The 50-year-old ferry officially changes hands Wednesday, Feb. 8, when it will be towed from the Eagle Harbor maintenance yard. The new owner plans to repurpose the vessel as a floating entertainment venue."
www.wsdot.wa.gov/news/2017/02/06/mv-baby-hiyu-gets-second...
The HIYU is the smallest ferry in the fleet, with a capacity of 34 cars and 200 passengers. The Hiyu was built in 1967 by Gunderson Brothers of Portland
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals located around Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, designated as part of the state highway system. The agency maintains the largest fleet of ferries in the United States at 22 vessels, carrying 24.2 million passengers in 2016. As of 2016, it was the largest ferry operator in the United States, and the fourth-largest ferry system in the world. Wikipedia
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.
2014-03-11 Tug Lindsey Foss & WSF M/V HIYU (1024x680)
Guemes Channel.
Monday, February 6, 2017. Press release from WSDOT.
"Retired state ferry is sold to local business owner
SEATTLE – Washington State Ferries announced today the sale of its smallest retired ferry, Hiyu, to Menagerie Inc. The 50-year-old ferry officially changes hands Wednesday, Feb. 8, when it will be towed from the Eagle Harbor maintenance yard. The new owner plans to repurpose the vessel as a floating entertainment venue."
www.wsdot.wa.gov/news/2017/02/06/mv-baby-hiyu-gets-second...
The HIYU is the smallest ferry in the fleet, with a capacity of 34 cars and 200 passengers. The Hiyu was built in 1967 by Gunderson Brothers of Portland
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals located around Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, designated as part of the state highway system. The agency maintains the largest fleet of ferries in the United States at 22 vessels, carrying 24.2 million passengers in 2016. As of 2016, it was the largest ferry operator in the United States, and the fourth-largest ferry system in the world. Wikipedia
Lindsey Foss and Garth Foss are Enhanced Tractor Tugs, and were the largest in the world (when built in 1994), featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propulsion systems. and are specifically designed for tanker escorts.