http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2009/seattle-bainbridge-island-ferry-crashes-into-seattle-terminal/ Jake on travel, China, food, life and tech Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/2009/seattle-bainbridge-island-ferry-crashes-into-seattle-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-23693 Leaning Straight Up » Sunday Musings: A birthday reflection Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:32:26 +0000 http://www.jakeludington.com/life/?p=301#comment-23693 [...] One witness described it thus: The fog was thick for this morning’s 10:35am sailing of the Wenatchee from Bainbridge Island to Seattle. From my usual spot in the galley area, I occasionally glanced up from my Kindle to look out the window, only to be greeted with a thick gray cloud in my field of vision. As we got near shore on the Seattle side, I suddenly saw Ivar’s zipping past at a speed considerably faster than what I’d normally expect for the morning commute. The ferry gave 5 short blasts on the horn to indicate imminent collision, followed by a loud bang and a jolt to the ferry. Down the aisle someone shouted for a doctor on board. [...] [...] One witness described it thus: The fog was thick for this morning’s 10:35am sailing of the Wenatchee from Bainbridge Island to Seattle. From my usual spot in the galley area, I occasionally glanced up from my Kindle to look out the window, only to be greeted with a thick gray cloud in my field of vision. As we got near shore on the Seattle side, I suddenly saw Ivar’s zipping past at a speed considerably faster than what I’d normally expect for the morning commute. The ferry gave 5 short blasts on the horn to indicate imminent collision, followed by a loud bang and a jolt to the ferry. Down the aisle someone shouted for a doctor on board. [...]

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