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Wenatchee reliability, crew training and service contingency top operational Q&A
Summary
WSF officials addressed frequent out-of-service periods for the hybrid-converted Wenatchee, outlined crew training and scholarship programs to address staffing shortages, and described updates to the service contingency plan ahead of World Cup 2026.
Officials at Washington State Ferries spent the meeting's Q&A answering operational questions about vessel reliability, staffing and contingency planning for large events.
Forrest, a vessel engineering staff member, described commissioning challenges after the Wenatchee's hybrid conversion and said recent outages were tied to commissioning work and a failed shaft seal. "We lost an inner seal there, and that we should see we should have an estimation on how long that's going to…
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