船员短缺，华盛顿州渡轮西雅图—班布里奇岛航线10月5日大面积停运
华盛顿州渡轮系统10月5日出现大面积运营中断，西雅图至班布里奇岛航线在清晨5点30分发出一班后即停止服务。据渡轮动态追踪网站报道，停运原因是船员短缺，多名船员临时缺勤导致无法满足安全配员要求。西雅图—班布里奇岛是该州最繁忙的渡轮航线之一，每天运送数千名通勤者往返于西雅图市区与基察普半岛之间，停运给早高峰通勤带来严重影响。华盛顿州渡轮公司近年来一直面临招聘难、人员流失率高的问题。公司表示正在紧急调配替补船员，争取尽快恢复班次，并提醒乘客出行前查询实时船期。
Crew Shortage Disrupts Washington State Ferries' Seattle-Bainbridge Route on Oct. 5
Washington State Ferries suffered major disruptions on October 5, with the Seattle-Bainbridge Island route going out of service after its 5:30 a.m. sailing. According to ferry tracking sites, a crew shortage — multiple crew members calling out — left the route unable to meet safe staffing requirements. Seattle-Bainbridge is one of the system's busiest routes, carrying thousands of daily commuters between downtown Seattle and the Kitsap Peninsula, and the outage severely affected the morning rush. Washington State Ferries has struggled with hiring difficulties and high attrition in recent years. The agency said it was scrambling to reassign relief crews to restore service and urged riders to check real-time schedules before traveling.
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