komo news | State To Buy 4 New Ferries:
The state Transportation Department is gearing up to replace five of its oldest ferries with four new ones that can carry twice as many passengers and five times as many cars.
The first new vessel – with a capacity for 320 cars and 1,200 passengers – could be ready for Puget Sound service as early as 2008. Plans are to start construction next year.
Note the difference in size between the ones being replaced — the smaller silhouette — and the current top of the line Jumbo Mark II.
This image shows the likely size of the replacement compared to the Jumbo Mark II.
[images courtesy of WA State DOT]