UPDATE 11:15 am

The Spirit of Kingston will take over for the Sally Fox on the Seacrest to downtown route for the Water taxi, starting with the 11:30 am run. No word yet as to when the Sally Fox will return to service.

Original Post 8:51am

A fire in the engine room of the 78 foot Sally Fox King County water taxi Friday morning. The craft was at the Seacrest Park pier at the time. The park and pier are located at 1660 Harbor Ave SW in West Seattle.

The fire system aboard activated and the doors to the engine room closed. Typically marine vessels employ a freon fire supression system that acts on the heat factor of a fire by cooling it rapidly. Marine fire systems are designed to extinguish a fire in less than 10 seconds after discharge.

The water taxi is currently out of service. They expect to have the Spirit of Kingston provide service by midday.

King County shared this information:

This morning's remaining departures on the West Seattle Water Taxi have been cancelled, due to mechanical issues. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

We will continue to monitor the weather and will send additional updates as more information becomes available, and if/when service resumes.

During this time, Water Taxi shuttle routes 773 and 775 will continue to operate as usual in West Seattle. While Water Taxi service is suspended, riders are encouraged to use one or more of the following options:

Buses

• Metro routes 21, 56, 57, 125, RapidRide C Line and H Line connect West Seattle to downtown Seattle - close to the Pier 50 passenger only facility located at Alaskan Way and Columbia Street.
• Route 128 connects the Admiral District, Morgan Junction, High Point, Delridge, South Seattle College and White Center areas.
• Water Taxi shuttle routes 773 and 775 will continue to operate their regular routes and schedules during this time, connecting West Seattle riders to the West Seattle Junction and Alki Beach via Harbor Avenue, Alki Avenue and North Admiral.

Link light rail

• Metro Route 50 connects West Seattle - including North Delridge, the Alaska Junction, the Admiral District and Alki Beach to the 1 Line at SODO.

Information

Visit Metro’s online regional Puget Sound Trip Planner or call the Customer Information Office at 206-553-3000 on weekdays from 6 AM-6PM to plan transit trips.

Text your stop ID to 62550 for the next scheduled or estimated departure times of transit service at your stop.