SEATTLE — The captain and crew of the King County water taxi vessel that sprung into action to help protect the Seattle waterfront from a runaway barge were honored for their heroism Tuesday by the ...

We were in West Seattle, ready to make our trip across to the downtown side. As we started hitting toward Seattle, a barge came out from the pier. It was moving faster than you ever see tugs moving.

A runaway barge made headlines last week after windy weather sent it crashing into the Seattle waterfront. But things could have been much worse if it wasn’t for a fast-acting water taxi captain who ...

SEATTLE — New video shows the moment a runaway barge slammed into a pier at the Seattle waterfront during high winds. The video obtained by KOMO News shows the barge in the peak of high winds slam ...

An unattended barge crashed into a barrier near Pier 66 along the Seattle Waterfront Thursday. Just after 1 p.m., several videos surfaced online showing the barge hitting the barrier near the pier and ...

SEATTLE (KING) - A water taxi captain came to the rescue when a 300-foot loose barge began drifting toward Seattle’s waterfront. Capt. Dan Krehbiel with King County Metro Water Taxi says he will never ...

A loose barge drifted through Elliott Bay on Thursday afternoon, colliding with the marina near Pier 66 and briefly triggering calls for evacuation in nearby buildings. The barge has been secured, no ...