Jack Truitt

Journalism/international studies student at the University of Washington. Seattle native. Wandered off to Syracuse, NY, to study journalism for three semesters before returning to the nest. Interested in global affairs, entertainment, sports, and the overall absurdity of being human.
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Ferry docking into downtown Seattle (Photo courtesy of Paul Schultz

Should recent ferry accidents have Washington state passengers worried?

by Jack Truitt
For many of us Washingtonians, ferries conjure up sentimental thoughts of trips to the San Juan Islands or images of ferries humming along Puget Sound with the Seattle skyline or Olympic Mountains behind them. But the recent ferry accident in South Korea killing almost 300 passengers and another capsizing in Bangladesh remind us that as safe as […]
May 19, 2014