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Washington State Ferry M/V Hyak in Anacortes – SJ Update file photo

This came in yesterday from Washington State Ferries…

On August 22, the M/V Hyak was removed from service for urgent motor repairs. The M/V Chelan will replace the Hyak on domestic San Juan Islands routes beginning on August 23 through August 29. Please see below for information on cancelled sailings and added/modified sailings during this outage.

Cancellations:

• Aug. 23-29: All international sailings from Aug. 23 through Aug. 29 are cancelled. We will provide updated timelines for international sailings as they become available.
• Aug. 23-29: The 6:15 a.m. Anacortes to Lopez Island and 7:15 a.m. Lopez Island to Anacortes sailings are cancelled until the Hyak is returned to service.

Added/modified sailings:

• Aug. 22: Added 6:45 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez Island; 7:35 p.m. Lopez Island to Anacortes; and 10:30 p.m. Orcas Island to Anacortes with a stop at Shaw Island
• Beginning Aug. 23 and until the Hyak is returned to service the following modifications have been made to scheduled sailings:
  6 a.m. Anacortes to Orcas Island sailing will now allow vehicles traveling to Lopez Island
  6:25 a.m. Anacortes to Friday Harbor sailing will make an additional stop at Lopez Island
  7:35 a.m. Orcas Island to Anacortes sailing will make an additional stop at Lopez Island AND allow interisland vehicle traffic

Reservation holders on the cancelled 6:15 a.m. Anacortes departure should plan to check in 30 minutes prior to the 6:00 a.m. sailing, and will be loaded on either the 6:00 a.m. or 6:25 a.m. departures.  All other westbound and eastbound sailings will depart as scheduled.  

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