Press Release:

Effective immediately the King County Water Taxi will operate both the West Seattle route and the Vashon route schedules as published. Repairs to the Melissa Ann have been made and the Coast Guard has cleared her return to service this afternoon. The Rachel Marie will return to the West Seattle route and the Melissa Ann will resume service to Vashon.

Clamps holding a rubber seal that prevents water from getting into the engine room of the vessel had slipped and needed to be repositioned.