AHOY THERE! SOUND OFF! "At 5 p.m. today, all ferries underway will sound their horns to salute the Seattle Mariners on winning the American League West title — their first in 24 years! Congratulations to the team and fans as they head into the playoffs."

AHOY THERE! JINGS! CRIVVENS! HELP MA BOAB! - SCOTTISH FERRYS A FUTURE SCOTTISH FERRYS FIASCO IN THE MAKING?

AHOY THERE! IN OTHER FERRYS NEWS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN FERRY!

AHOY THERE! DAMN MICRO CARS OUT ON THE CROSS DAM FERRYS IN AMSTERDAM

AHOY THERE! FERRYS SUMMER REVIEW "Vessel crewing is dependent on vessel class, with crew ranging from 10 to 16, with between two and three deck shifts and two 12-hour engine room watches a day. WSF estimates systemwide, between 430 and 505 crew are needed every day."

AHOY THERE! VICTORIA FERRYS LACKS PAX "Clipper Navigation, which operates the ferry between Victoria and Seattle, has seen a 20% drop in passenger levels, Ball Ferry, which operates the Coho vehicle ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, is down about 15%." LINKY: www.timescolonist.co...

AHOY THERE! WENATCHEE RIDES INTO TO THE SUNSET FOR TWO WEEKS PERFECTLY NORMAL, NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS, MOVE ALONG "The 144-vehicle Kaleetan will replace the 202-vehicle Wenatchee for about 2 weeks. The Wenatchee will go out of service for planned maintenance"

AHOY THERE! "WELCOME ABOARD."

AHOY THERE! WELCOME BACK M/V WEST SHORE

AHOY THERE! ALASKA FERRYS FIASCO

AHOY THERE! IRISH FERRYS TALE OF ROUGH SEAS

AHOY THERE! DONT' MISS THE LAS MACKINAC ISLAND FERRY THIS SEASON!

AHOY THERE! FERRY FROZEN FOLLOWING FUMBLING LORRY AND TRAILER FIASCO LORRY LANDS LITANY OF LOSS: TRAILER TANGLES TRIP, TRIPS TRAVEL TRAILER TANGLE TOWERS: LORRY LOCKS LANE, LEAVES LINES LENGTHY

AHOY THERE! ANOTHER GRAND DAME OF FERRYS UP FOR SALE

AHOY THERE! YEAH, HOW IS THAT GOING? "It has been like this on the WSF site all summer, and since this two boat schedule hasn’t been deployed since the third boat officially returned this summer (the “ghost boat” doesn’t count), no one seems to have noticed the error. "

AHOY THERE! SPACE FERRYS DEPARTMENT "Blue Origin won a major NASA contract to ferry a lunar rover to the moon, a strong vote of confidence in both the Blue Moon lander and the future of human exploration."

AHOY THERE! RETURN OF RELIABLE FERRYS SERVICE TO KETCHIKAN?

AHOY THERE! BRAVO ZULU GUEMES ISLAND FERRYS CREW! “They all immediately went back down to the ferry boat to head out to go get him,” Rogers said. “It was great timing that they didn't have any cars or anything on board.”

AHOY THERE! THE SYSTEM NOW OFFERS RELAXING SEEBURG 1000 MUSIC OVER SHORT RANGE RADIO AT SELECT TERMINALS FOR OUR DELAYED SAILING CUSTOMER'S ENJOYMENT. YOU CAN FIND THESE STATIONS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED NEXT TO THE CIVIL DEFENSE CONELRAD MARKERS ON YOUR AM RADIO DIAL. #FERRY #FERRIES #CONELRAD

AHOY THERE! "HEY! YOU TWO INVISIBLE MEN IN THE TENNIS SHOES. THIS IS A FERRYS FIRES SAFETY DRILL! GET WITH THE @$%&?! PROGRAM!"

AHOY THERE! ATTENTION PASSENGERS. IF YOU LOOK OUT THE PORT SIDE, IT'S THE FALL MISTY SEASON AND LISHIE, THE SEA SERPENT OF THE SALISH SEA, IS UP TO HER TRICKS AGAIN.

AHOY THERE! "WELCOME ABOARD.”

AHOY THERE! BUT AREN'T MOST SUNSHINE COAST BC FERRIES ROUTES SLOWER THAN WALKING THIS WEEK? “If we're saying that it's public transportation, but it's slower than walking… we're not being honest,” said Poderskis, Lithuania’s environment minister.

AHOY THERE! FERRY BACK TO ARDROSSAN (BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH) "The Caledonian Isles left Ardrossan to head in for its annual service a year and a half ago. On a number of occasions, the ferry seemed to be fit for a return to action. But each time, further issues."

AHOY THERE! OY VEY!? SO VASSAT ELSE ISH NEW, HUH? “The lack of money and investment from this government over the last 10 years on the Sunshine Coast, they’ve gaslighted the people in Vancouver to think everything is all peachy-cream,” he said."

AHOY THERE! ROMANTIC FERRY NAMES: "FLOATING BRIDGE NUMBER SIX" "OI, I POPPED THE QUESTION TO YER MUM ON 'FLOATIN’ BRIDGE NUMBER SIX', WHIPPED OUT THE DUSTBIN LID, DOWN ON ME PLATES OF MEAT, “BE ME TROUBLE AN’ STRIFE, LUV!”—NOW WE’RE ’APPY AS LARRY!"

AHOY THERE! BADGER GOES BANG - THE VIDEO "No one was hurt and the Badger’s ferry service resumed on Thursday, but the extent of the damage to the badger’s sea gate is still being assessed." YOU MUST CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THE VIDEO: www.9and10news.com/2...

AHOY THERE! "WELCOME ABOARD."

AHOY THERE! CHINESE FERRYS FOR BC, STORY NOT GOING AWAY - JANUS-FACED FREELAND? "Internal emails reveal that senior Liberal political aides privately strategized about managing the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s financing commitment for the same purchase." LINKY: thedeepdive.ca/email...

AHOY THERE! THE LINKSPAN FOLKS HAVE SOME LINK 'SPLAINING TO DO

AHOY THERE! HUMPBACK WHALE "MIDNIGHT" KILLED IN COLLISON WITH M/V NORTHERN EXPEDITION “Thankfully BC Ferries did the right thing and reported (the) strike immediately,” said Grace Baer, research and project manager at B.C. Whales, on Friday.

AHOY THERE! STEAMIN' "Two Glaswegian icons took to the Solent, showcasing the power and beauty of steam. The event to mark the 70th anniversary of Southampton’s Steamship Shieldhall, and which saw her meet up with the Paddle Steamer Waverley and steam together." shipsmonthly.com/new...

AHOY THERE! FLEET GOES, DESPITE WOES CHEK IT: "The corporation continues to experience challenges of operating an aging fleet. For example the Queen of New Westminster experienced 29 mechanical issues throughout the summer."

AHOY THERE! "WELCOME ABOARD.”

AHOY THERE! JINGS! CRIVENS! HELP MA BOAB! - @$%&! SCOTTISH FERRYS "Revealed that some rust was discovered in part of the long-delayed vessel when it was inspected during a dry docking earlier this summer – but that a number of ‘significant milestones’ have been met."

AHOY THERE! SEA TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS - ELECTRO-FIED WENATCHEE BACK IN SERVICE. ALL PERFECTLY NORMAL, NOTHING TO SEE HERE FOLKS, MOVE ALONG. “Unexpected problems are extremely common … when new systems are fitted to old equipment,” LINKY: www.seattletimes.com...

AHOY THERE ! MONEY, MONEY, MONEY - IT'S A PLENTY, IN A FERRYMANS WORLD ♫♪♫♪

AHOY THERE! FUN FERRYS FACTS ASK SEA CAPTAIN - WHY DO FERRYS HAVE TWO ENDS? FERRYS ARE SYMMETRICAL AND BE IDENTICAL AT EACH END. IN THE TRADITION OF THE SEA, EACH END IS NUMBERED. TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR PASSENGERS, ONE END IS CALLED “END No. 2” AND THE OTHER BE “END No. 3”. SMOOTH SAILING!

AHOY THERE! FERRYS - CROSS THE MERSEY “Once again the Mersey Ferries have won a Travellers’ Choice Award. I’d like to thank all of our staff for all of their efforts in achieving this incredible recognition.

AHOY THERE! SHADY DEALINGS

AHOY THERE! EVEN GRAND DAMES HAVE OCCASIONAL FENDER BENDERS "An accident that occurred during the routine docking procedure on Wednesday evening, September 17, for the Great Lakes ferry S.S. Badger. It was the second incident in two years."

AHOY THERE! NOTHING EVER CHANGES.

AHOY THERE! SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM INTERUPTION "A future rule involving ferrys terminals creates an official ferrys late zone near our docks. Holding on schedule causes problems for our ferrys. Time entanglements with schedules has led to costly delays & 100s of late sailings. Chart explains all."

AHOY THERE! LESS IS THE NEW MORE! 'Isle of Wight ferry firm Wightlink puts 50 jobs at risk'

AHOY THERE! HENRICKSEN HOOKS PROVIDES HEAD RUSH BELAYING TECHNOLOGY TO 'VISION' FERRY "The idea initially came from our kids going to birthday parties which had a climbing wall. The fall protection system was easy to use -kids could jump from height and land quite safely."

AHOY THERE! WITHER UK FERRYS SEAMEN? "Report by the Chamber of Shipping writes UK seafarers off as ‘uncompetitive’ whilst demanding easier access to cheap foreign labour on ferry and offshore energy routes."

AHOY THERE! NEW QUESTIONS

AHOY THERE! 25 YEAR 'IMAGINATION' RELEASED - IF YOU HAVE A VISION, DO SOMETHING WITH IT." - ANTHONY J. D'ANGELO "The company’s recently released 25-year imagination states that vessels taking conscientious passengers and nary vehicles could subordinate the fleet."

AHOY THERE! FREE FERRYS IN HONG KONG 1 OCTOBER "The free ferry trips will apply to services between Tsim Sha Tsui and Central, North Point and Hung Hom, as well as North Point and Kowloon City."

AHOY THERE! BREAKDOWN AT KETRON "A failed generator disrupted service Saturday for a Pierce County ferry working as the backup for another ferry, also currently out of service."