Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various incidents with at least 1,000 fatalities are listed. Death tolls vary by source.

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Commuters on the North and South forks may get a reprieve — by water. Suffolk County will study the possibility of a Peconic Bay ferry system as a potential connection between the traffic-clogged ...

As ferry-dependent Washingtonians continue to miss work, school and doctor’s appointments due to service disruptions, Rep. Greg Nance, D-Bainbridge Island, is floating a potential solution now under ...

Washington State Ferries said passengers should prepare for possible service disruptions beginning this afternoon through late Wednesday night because of high w ...

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Legislation that seeks to get more passenger-only ferries on Puget Sound cruised out of the state Senate Friday, with bipartisan support.

Friday, the Legislature passed a bill that would allow counties, ports, transit systems and others to establish passenger ferry transit districts, resurrecting in spirit the Mosquito Fleet of ...

State legislators need to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill before it can be signed into law.

Ferry advocates had been hoping that expanded authority to create passenger ferry districts could allow them to supplement state ferry service in more areas. But changes to the bill in the state ...

Warren County faces a court deadline to submit a plan to boost Kings Point Ferry service after a ruling that it must provide convenient access to Kings Point Island.

A proposed bridge connecting Long Island to Connecticut that's long been the subject of regional speculation was back on the agenda Tuesday, March 3 in the Connecticut State Capitol.The 14-mile ...