MV Sealth

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MV Sealth docked at Bainbridge Island
History
NameSealth
Owner WSDOT
Operator Washington State Ferries
Port of registry Seattle, Washington, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
RouteFauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
Builder Marine Power and Equipment, Seattle
Completed
  • 1982
  • Refit: 2006
In service1985
Identification
StatusIn Service - Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
General characteristics
Class and type Issaquah-class auto/passenger ferry
Displacement3,310 long tons (3,360 t)
Length328 ft (100.0 m)
Beam78 ft 8 in (24.0 m)
Draft15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Decks1 auto deck/1 passenger deck
Deck clearance15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Installed powerTotal 5,000  hp (3,700 kW) from 2 diesel engines
PropulsionDiesel
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,200 passengers
  • 90 vehicles (max 30 commercial) [2]
Crew10

The MV Sealth is a Issaquah-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. She is named for Chief Sealth. The Sealth underwent cabin rebuilding in last 2006, after which she was in service on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route. The Sealth was then the #2 vessel on the route. Earlier she was taken out of service due to a seam needing weld repairs. [3]

MV Sealth nearing Colman Dock Washington State Ferries MV Sealth.jpg
MV Sealth nearing Colman Dock

The Sealth was not listed to return to the San Juan Islands in late 2015. She was in service at Seattle/Bremerton and switched to the Vashon route mid-fall and she remained there until the Winter 2016 schedule began. She replaced the MV Klahowya as the inter-island ferry in the San Juans when it was retired. She is currently on the San Juan’s inter-island and San Juans Anacortes routes during low traffic times of day.

Incidents

On November 7, 2012, the Sealth was serving the Bremerton run when a hole four feet under the waterline at No. 2 end port side was discovered. [4] The ferry was pulled from service in the day and the leak was fixed a week later at Dakota Creek Shipyard of Anacortes. This caused the MV Salish to be put on the run, causing a loss of 30% percent of the run's regular car capacity.

In 1991, the Sealth collided with the MV Kitsap in Rich Passage in heavy fog. No major damage was reported.

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References

  1. Issaquah's Today Part 2 - M/V Sealth Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , evergreenfleet.com
  2. Vessel information - M/V Sealth, WSF, WSDOT
  3. Route information - M/V Sealth, WSF, WSDOT
  4. "News release regarding leak" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2013.