Friday, October 18, 2013 • Bainbridge Island Review
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City harbormaster to begin enforcing 2014 boat registrations BY CECILIA GARZA Bainbridge Island Review
It’s the beginning of a new year for boat owners. Bainbridge police and harbor officials remind owners that 2013 vessel registrations expired in June. “The grace period has ended, and owners of ves-
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and disappearing down Harborview Drive, where it reportedly came to a stop. “There was a loud boom,” Minnie said. “I’m just kind of in shock. He was going pretty fast.” According to Minnie, police told her that the man lost control of his vehicle after having gone into diabetic shock. He also hit a utility pole and knocked out power to Winslow and the surrounding area. Minnie said that the police also told her that the man hit
sels that are not currently registered are now subject to a $257 ticket,” stated Police Chief Matthew Hamner. Marine officers will begin patrolling the water and docks for expired registrations. All vessels subject to registration must have an orange 2014 Washington State ves-
sel registration decal. For more information, contact Marine Officer Ben Sias at bsias@bainbridgewa. gov or harbormaster Tami Allen at tallen@bainbridge wa.gov. Boat owners can also refer to Chapter 88.02.550 of the Revised Code of Washington.
a cyclist at the intersection, but that he was not hurt and had walked away from the incident. “I got the worst of it,” Minnie said. Though all vehicles involved were damaged, only the driver who caused the incident was reportedly taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. Nobody else was seriously injured. “I can’t believe it,” Minnie said of the lack of injuries. “This was a freaking miracle.” Puget Sound Energy said 770 customers on Bainbridge Island were with-
out power Thursday morning after the truck driver hit a utility pole. The outage included all of downtown Winslow. PSE also said the Bainbridge School District lost power, although lights at the high school were on just before 8 a.m. The lack of power was especially prevalent at Safeway in the Island Village Shopping Center on High School Road. Store employees covered cold foods with tarps and blocked off the frozen food sections in an attempt to keep the temperature low.
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