Blogs Feb 24, 2011 at 3:25 pm

Waiting For My Ship to Come In

Goldy
Back to article

Comments

1
Your ferry is a sitting duck! Get into your life vest now!
seatackled on February 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM Report this
2
Hint: when you're right by a "blow up the world" sub base, you often will not see the vessel.
gloomy gus on February 24, 2011 at 3:27 PM Report this
3
You might also want to grease yourself up right now, so that when you're in the water and you give up the floating wood panel to the cute rich girl who decided not to go through with her arranged marriage and just let you sketch her in the nude, you don't die of hypothermia so quickly.
seatackled on February 24, 2011 at 3:29 PM Report this
4
The "blow up the world" sub base is Bangor on the Hood Canal, not the Shipyard at Bremerton. It might be a sub that you cannot see, but it also could be a number of other vessels, which are being retrofitted or dismantled at PSNS. Yes, this type of thing happens all the time.
Peace Frog on February 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM Report this
5
I told you not to mock the Chinese.

If you had an iPad none of this would have happened.
Will in Seattle on February 24, 2011 at 3:32 PM Report this
6
The ferry's orchestra isn't playing out on the deck, is it?

If not, you're probably fine.
Catalina Vel-DuRay on February 24, 2011 at 3:32 PM Report this
7
Dare you to start singing "Nearer my God to Thee" for the entertainment of your fellow passengers.
Womyn2me on February 24, 2011 at 3:35 PM Report this
9
Those who know me well, know my usual schtick at sea is to start reciting lines from the Poseidon Adventure.

(And per the update, it was indeed a submarine.)
Goldy on February 24, 2011 at 3:48 PM Report this
10
could be worse...

oh yeah, wait, it's Charles that has the angle on the horse thing.
pissy mcslogbot on February 24, 2011 at 3:50 PM Report this
11
Like others have mentioned, it's never too early to panic.
Dougsf on February 24, 2011 at 3:56 PM Report this
12
that's odd, I have never experienced a ferry "waiting" for a ship to exit the harbor there, usually it's just business as normal.
Josh Bomb on February 24, 2011 at 4:02 PM Report this
13
I hear there's got to be a morning after.
Womyn2me on February 24, 2011 at 4:05 PM Report this
14
A-ha! Do I get an internet or two for guessing right?

And it's not enemy combatants they're worried about, so much as rafting Raging Grannies and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Twelve grannies got themselves arrested at a protest outside the Trident base just last month in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
gloomy gus on February 24, 2011 at 4:09 PM Report this
15
Strange. Even though I hate the idea of these submarines, I am very jealous that Goldy saw one while riding the ferry.
However, once I did see a pod of Orcas swimming off Alki Point while riding the Bainbridge ferry, which in the end is cooler than spotting a nuclear submarine. Kind of.
emor on February 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM Report this
16
Subs are cool. Orcas are cooler. But whale pods ftw!
Will in Seattle on February 24, 2011 at 4:16 PM Report this
18
Cool. That's a Virginia class attack sub, the newest type in the fleet. The navy maintains a fairly wide security zone around them when they move in & out of port.
WFM on February 24, 2011 at 4:24 PM Report this
19
A few weeks back I was on the Bremerton ferry as it tailed the Stennis almost all the way to Elliot Bay. It was flying the 12th man flag for ye Seahawks:

http://www.kitsapsun.com/photos/2011/jan…
Unregistered User on February 24, 2011 at 7:14 PM Report this
20
I've seen these subs several times while sailing between Shilshole & Bainbridge. They're more common to see than Orcas in the Puget Sound -- the killer whales are normally up in the Straits or the San Juans.

I don't think most people know that there are tons of porpoises all over the waters here. They're like little grey dolphins. I've had them swim right under my boat near Port Madison on North Bainbridge. Tough to see these things from a ferry.
ScruffyBallardMan on February 24, 2011 at 8:55 PM Report this
21
Hey I was on that boat too! Are you the uber handsome man in the nice suit with the dorky name badge that said "CEO" on it?
ScreenName on February 24, 2011 at 10:02 PM Report this
22
I got to tour one back in the lat 90's. It was docked at Everett Naval Base.
Simone on February 25, 2011 at 8:58 AM Report this

Please wait...

Comments are closed.

Commenting on this item is available only to members of the site. You can sign in here or create an account here.


Add a comment
Preview
Posted by (your name here)

By posting this comment, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use.

Editors' Picks

King County's Housing Crisis Limits Its Efforts to Reduce Crime
So You Want a Vagina
The Terrifying Ghost That Haunts the Leaked SCOTUS Opinion
Anti-Trans Bills Are Everywhere
Milk Bar Finally Comes to the Pacific Northwest
The Seasons' Canon Took My Head Off
The Stranger
is a proud member of the media network
Masthead Ad Info & Rates Jobs at The Stranger Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use Takedown Policy Find The Stranger Near You
Support The Stranger
All contents © Index Newspapers LLC
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134