MV Samish

The Samish is scheduled to fill in on the route in the next two weeks. It was built in Seattle in 2015.

Samish is the second of the 144-car, Olympic class ferries beginning service in June 2015.

From the Samish Nation, "giving people."

The MV Samish
Photo: TJ WSF, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Where It Is Now

The Samish is not on the Anacortes – San Juan Islands route right now. The live ferry map shows every boat on the route.

Next Sailings

DateLeavesFromTo
Tue, Nov 176:15 AMAnacortesFriday Harbor
Tue, Nov 178:10 AMFriday HarborAnacortes
Tue, Nov 1710:05 AMAnacortesOrcas Island
Tue, Nov 1711:50 AMOrcas IslandAnacortes
Tue, Nov 171:35 PMAnacortesFriday Harbor
Tue, Nov 173:35 PMFriday HarborAnacortes

The boat on every sailing is in the Anacortes ferry schedule.

On-Time Record on the Route

The Samish's departures from each terminal in the last 4 weeks.

LeavingDeparturesLeft within 10 minutes of schedule
Anacortes5287%
Lopez Island9681%
Shaw Island10%
Orcas Island1385%
Friday Harbor4088%

Specs

  • Class: Olympic
  • Year built: 2015
  • Vehicle capacity: 144
  • Passenger capacity: 1500
  • City built: Seattle
  • Length: 362' 5"
  • Beam: 83' 6"
  • Gross tonnage: 3,525
  • Horsepower: 6,000
  • Tall vehicle spaces: 34
  • Speed: 17 knots
  • ADA accessible: Yes
  • Elevator: Yes
  • Galley: Yes
  • Car deck restroom: Yes
  • Public Wi-Fi: No

Accessibility

The M/V Samish has two ADA compliant elevators and wide staircases that provide access from both car decks to the passenger and sun decks. There are accessible restrooms on the car deck, main passenger deck and the sun deck. Notify ticket seller if you are traveling by car and need to park near an elevator or car deck restroom. There are 12 wheelchair spaces available in the main passenger cabin. There is a galley, and vending and newspaper machines on the main passenger deck. This vessel is equipped with our visual paging system.

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