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Doc Maynard crew receives national recognition for saving capsized boaters

Last August, the crew of the King County Water Taxi Doc Maynard saw people in the water just off Duwamish Head and acted quickly to rescue them after their sailboat had capsized. The actions of Doc Maynard Capt. Brad Johnson and deckhands GW Rogers and Jay White received national recognition from the Passenger Vessel Association,…

March 9, 2022 in News.
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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