Traffic

Question 1

1)Deep draft

Answer 1

Deep draft vessels transitting through the area N and S to/from berths at terminal facilities in Elliot bay. E and W waterways and to/from shipyards at harbor island and Bremerton.

Question 2

2) tug and tows

Answer 2

N and S through puget sound, through rich pass, assisting vsls to/from shipyards at harbor island and Bremerton

Question 3

3) tug with log rafts

Answer 3

N and S through puget sound and in/out of the west waterway

Question 4

4) naval Vessels

Answer 4

Of all sizes to/from Bremerton in Sinclair inlet, to/from torpedo range in port orchard

Question 5

5) WSF

Answer 5

Between Winslow and Seattle, Bremerton and Seattle , Fauntleroy Vashon and Seattle

Question 6

6) Pleasure craft

Answer 6

To/from all marinas at smith cove, dyes inlet, Sinclair inlet, port orchard and eagle hrb. Numerous pleasure boats can be found transiting area especially on nice days

Question 7

7) commercial fishing boat

Answer 7

Can be Found anywhere during openings

Question 8

8) cross traffic

Answer 8

Cross traffic is considerable mainly but not limited to WSF described above

Question 9

9) caution rich passage

Answer 9

Because of activities of the puget sound naval shipyard, has large volume of traffic. Many ferries a day each way, tugs with hawser tows, and various types of naval craft all contribute to create a considerable collision hazard in the passage particularly at the sharp bend off point glover. Vsls approaching Pt. Glover for either direction should sound one prolonged blast when within .5 miles of the point as a warning to any vsl approaching from opposite direction