[chief lee runamok]

               Someone had a bad day,

[seowulf]

Maybe they need to hire back those ferry workers they fired for not getting The Shot.

They probably knew how to drive the boat.

[Seruzawa]

I used to pilot medium sized boats around Danang Harbor. One thing to remember is that you slow waaay the f*** down waaay before you near your mooring.

The other is that single screw boats are a real pain in the @$$.

[Steely Tom]

One of the Seattle ferries burned out one of its motors a few years ago, took it out of action for three years IIRC.

[moovova]

"I'm not saying it was drugs...but it was drugs."

[TBall]

I recently got turned onto a show called boat fails. Some crazy footage and quite a few incidents involving large commercial vessels caught on camera.

[SaveFerris]

Captain Ron could have done it better

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Probably happened because we’re not supposed to judge fairies anymore.

[smokingfrog]

[jimtorr]

I watch a YouTube channel called “Super Yacht Captain”. It is shot by someone who was, until recently, the captain of a 130 ft yacht in the Med.

One of his dictums, often repeated, is that you should never approach a dock faster than you are willing to hit it.

[cuz1961]

Hope the k2 employees can swim.

( I used to work there in 80’s)

[Rebelbase]

The visible damage to the ferry is in the superstructure above the deck. Tells me the boat was moving fast enough when it hit those pilings to pull the port bow side free-board down to the water level causing the superstructure to smash into the pilings.

[faucetman]

NO DARN IT! Your OTHER reverse.

[rockrr]

One of the nicer parts of my last job was the frequent ferry rides I was allowed to take. One of the not~so~nicer parts was that my port of call was downtown Seattle.

[blueunicorn6]

Somali pirates.

[algore]

I hope the dolphin lives

looks more like it was hit by a ferry killer whale

[texas booster]

Looks like the ferry service just purchased a couple of new cars for someone.

[WASCWatch]

This is a Washington State Ferry coming into Coupeville from Port Townsend on a very windy day. I’ve taken it a number of times. The Coupeville dock is the most difficult one to navigate in the entire system.

https://youtu.be/6XSKJTWEhFg

[PIF]

Not knowing the weather at the time - where there strong winds? What were the currents at the time?

I do know the current there can reach over 4 knots - which may have been a contributing factor.