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Latest reporting from the Waterfront desk.

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    Port of Everett surveys riders on Harbor Hopper ferry's future

    The Port of Everett and Port of South Whidbey opened a public survey through Nov. 6 to gather feedback on the Harbor Hopper walk-on ferry pilot, which carried more than 1,500 passengers between Everett and Langley this summer and saw occupancy more than double after a midday sailing was added in August.

  • Colorful glass floats and a small orange glass pumpkin on a weathered wooden dock beside coiled rope.

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    Everett's Haunted Harbor returns Oct. 23 with waterfront trick-or-treating

    The Port of Everett's third annual Haunted Harbor brings free Halloween activities to Pacific Rim Plaza on Oct. 23, including boat-to-boat trick-or-treating, a witches paddle, and a scavenger hunt for handmade glass floats from Schack Art Center.

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    Port Gardner waters stay closed as Puget Sound crabbing resumes

    Marine Area 8-2, covering Port Gardner and Port Susan off Everett, will not reopen for winter recreational crabbing on Oct. 1 due to softshell crab concerns, even as seven other Puget Sound areas resume the season.

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    Everett's Haunted Harbor brings free trick-or-treating Oct. 23

    The Port of Everett's third annual Haunted Harbor returns Oct. 23 with free trick-or-treating on boats, a Witches Paddle, a pumpkin patch and a scavenger hunt at Pacific Rim Plaza.

  • Aircraft carrier underway at sea with aircraft on the flight deck and a white wake trailing behind.

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    Navy confirms 8 suicide attempts in Lincoln strike group

    Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed eight sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during the carrier's record-setting Iran war deployment, raising mental health concerns that resonate at Naval Station Everett.

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    Naval Station Everett sets Oct. 15 public address on $340M impact

    Naval Station Everett's commanding officer, Capt. Stacy Wuthier, will deliver the annual State of the Station address at a public luncheon on Oct. 15 at the Port of Everett, highlighting the base's estimated $340 million annual economic impact on Snohomish County.

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    Athleisure Collective signs 10-year lease at Everett waterfront

    Athleisure Collective, an Arlington-based fitness and wellness business, signed a 10-year lease for 4,000 square feet at the Port of Everett's Waterfront Place, planning three fitness studios, a café and a boutique along the South Marina promenade.

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    Naval Station Everett XO marks 25 years since 9/11

    Cmdr. Matthew Sass, executive officer of Naval Station Everett, reflects on watching the Sept. 11 attacks unfold as a 19-year-old ROTC student in uniform and the combat career that followed.

  • Concrete floating dock with tall wooden pilings and boats moored in the background at a marina.

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    Everett's Harbor Hopper ferry eyes expanded 2027 return

    The Port of Everett and Port of South Whidbey are considering an expanded Harbor Hopper passenger ferry pilot for summer 2027 after the tourism ferry's first season carried about 1,500 trips, but ticket revenue cannot cover fuel costs and the service depends on sponsors and stalled state legislation.

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    Port of Everett adds Trawley to free waterfront shuttle fleet

    The Port of Everett added a trolley-style "Trawley" vehicle to its free electric waterfront shuttle program this summer, wrapping the service's third season with plans for colder-month operations still taking shape.

  • Two-story waterfront building housing Port of Everett offices, with sailboat masts behind it.

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    Port of Everett offers free export workshop for manufacturers Sept. 16

    The Port of Everett, Economic Alliance Snohomish County and the state Department of Commerce will host a free Sept. 16 workshop teaching local manufacturers and small businesses how to grow exports, sell into Korean markets via Coupang and use Foreign Trade Zone #85 to cut import costs.

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    Teen turned tall-ship crew member eyes maritime career

    A 19-year-old from South Everett's Casino Road neighborhood went from shy first-time sailor to paid crew member aboard the historic schooner Adventuress through the Everett at Sea program, a partnership between Connect Casino Road and Sound Experience that sends underserved youth on free sailing expeditions each summer.