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10/30/2007: "A Wild Ride With WSF"

(Photos by Ross Fotheringham . Copyrighted All Rights Reserved.)

“Ok, here's one for you Long Flume lovers..." began an email, and the photos above (and those following) that have been making their way around the internet. We have attempted to find out who took the photos and wrote the accompanying text, but had no luck until we received a tip that lead us to a name, which lead us to a website that Mr Fotheringham uses to post his photos (use link below).

The last time we received them it came from a friend in New Mexico, so we decided just in case you have not seem them, below are some of them, with the original text from the email included, and the rest can be seen on Mr. Fotheringham's website




"On Thursday October 18th Western Washington was hit with a 50+ MPH wind storm. Here are my pictures of the event. After work I made my way down to the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park where I witness the Mukilteo to Clinton ferry taking a pounding.

These Issaquah 130 Class ferries are over 300 feet long and 78 feet wide and weight in at 2477 tons (4,954,000 lbs) unloaded......

During storms like this the crew plots a course which puts the ferry in the least vulnerable position, but at some point they have to change course, and when they did Puget Sound made up for lost time.

After this run the ferry system stopped running at full capac ity and ran 1/2 empty for the rest of the night. Note that there are no longer cars visible in the last shot. I'm sure they were washed into the cars behind them

Each shot was taken 0.3 seconds apart hand held at 320mm's.”









"I was amazed at what I saw through the lens. During a wind storm I like to go down to the Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo and watch the ferries, but I've never seen a ferry take a hit like that. After this run they added a 3rd ferry and ran them 1/2 empty.

I'm going to have Costco print up a few 20x30". Someone either PM'd me or posted that I should send these to the WS Ferry System. I tried to send them a much tamer, but similar shot and they told me these kind of shots don't promote rider ship. I couldn't argue that one."

Someone either PM'd me or posted that I should send these to the WS Ferry System. I tried to send them a much tamer, but similar shot and they told me these kind of shots don't promote rider ship. I couldn't argue that one."

And that was the end of the email. Anyone know who took the photos??