90 mph winds, pounding seas challenge state ferry fleet during storm

Photo: Washington State Ferries A window is taped up on the ferry Puyallup after it was shattered...

The state ferry fleet was lashed with howling arctic winds, sideways snow and pounding waves as it navigated Monday morning's storm.

Through it all, the ferries kept moving - but not without a few problems and challenges:

- A window was shattered in the galley area of the ferry Puyallup on the Edmonds-Kingston run when it was slammed by rough seas and strong winds.

- The ferry Yakima was hit with an incredible 90-mph wind gust while heading between Anacortes and the San Juan Islands.

- The ferry Wenatchee was operating 45 minutes late Monday morning due to difficulties in offloading vehicles in the snow.

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- Many ferry terminals were operating on generator power due to storm-caused outages.

- Rest rooms were closed at the Port Townsend ferry terminal after water pipes froze solid.

- Elevators were tripped and knocked out of service aboard the ferry Samish.

Officials urged ferry passengers to keep checking the alerts page on the Washington State Ferries website for the latest information on problems, delays or cancellations.