07-17-2006, 11:18 AM
As a former US Coast Guardsman I can tell you flat out an interisland ferry will never make it. The swells that run between islands are at times enormous and send chills up my spine just thinking about them. A shipping company that tries to keep a schedule in these waters is one that will often be disappointed. I personally have seen swells that appeared over twice the hight of our search and rescue boats that were 60 feet long and about 20 feet tall. I just can't imagine a happy time aboard a heaving, rolling, heavy ferry on days like that.