It suddenly got very windy yesterday afternoon. I'm surprised we didn't lose power.
A fully loaded barge (above) broke from its mooring on Harbor Island and drifted across Elliott Bay right toward the busy tourist pier, with the Great Wheel and Seattle Aquarium.
Sometimes the national media picks up the most trivial Seattle news; other times our big stories get ignored. So here you go:
Anyway, before the tug boats could even intercept, the captain of the West Seattle water taxi on a regular run (above) jumped into action and pushed the barge aside before it crashed on the busy pier. It drifted slightly south before banging to a stop here:
The taxi (undamaged) dropped off passengers just 15 minutes late, all in a day's work. You sure got your money's worth on that ride! Reminds me of the "prepare to ram" scene in the Ben Hur movie. We're still the wild west out here.
End of Daylight Savings Time this weekend, a hard one for many of us suddenly faced with those long, dark afternoons stuck inside.
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