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A video still of two crew members with King County Water Taxi rescuing a man in Elliott Bay on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018.

Training helped prepare Water Taxi crew for in-water rescue this week in Elliott Bay

An ordinary evening sailing from West Seattle turned into an extraordinary display of preparation and skill when our three-person crew rescued a man stranded in Elliott Bay on Thursday. The rescue took place shortly before 6 p.m., after the MV Doc Maynard left Seacrest Dock and headed toward Pier 52 in Downtown Seattle. The crew…

August 31, 2018 in News, Safety.

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