King County Water Taxi

Parent: King County Department of Transportation

Founded: 2008

Headquarters: 201 S Jackson St, Seattle WA

Locale: King County, Washington

Service Area: King County, Washington

Service Type: Water Taxi

Routes: 2

Fleet: 3

Yearly Ridership: 599,504 (2017)

This a water taxi service, which means it is passenger only, and is operated by King County.

Routes

• Seattle / West Seattle
• Seattle / Vashon Island

Current vessels

Vessel	Thumbnail	Year	City	Passenger capacity	Engine	Route	Notes
M/V Spirit of Kingston		2005	Bellingham	149		Seattle / West Seattle when the M/V Doc Maynard is out of service or on the Vashon Island route	Given to them for free by the Federal Transit Administration in March 2013.
M/V Sally Fox		2014	Bellingham	278		Seattle / Vashon Island	Delivered in March 2014. Replaced the M/V Melissa Ann.
M/V Doc Maynard		2015	Bellingham	278		Seattle / West Seattle or Seattle / Vashon Island when M/V Sally Fox is out of service	Delivered in October 2015.

Retired vessels

Vessel	Thumbnail	Year	City	Passenger capacity	Engine	Notes
M/V Rachel Marie		1988	Freeland	172		Used to operate on the Seattle / West Seattle before the M/V Spirit of Kingston. Leased from Four Seasons Marine.
M/V Melissa Ann		1988	Freeland	172		Spare. Operates on the Seattle / Vashon Island which replacement for M/V Sally Fox. Leased from Four Seasons Marine.
M/V Sightseer						Leased from Argosy Cruises