Kitsap

RICH PASSAGE — Kitsap Transit canceled Thursday evening sailings of the Rich Passage 1, its Bremerton-Seattle passenger-only ferry, due to a mechanical issue.

Friday morning sailings are also canceled.

The ferry appeared to turn around just as it reached Elliot Bay during its 4:35 p.m. sailing from Bremerton.

The exact nature of its mechanical issues was not immediately known.

It is the seventh time since the service launched on July 10 that the Rich Passage 1 has missed runs due to mechanical problems.