Bainbridge Islanders going to Seattle, or coming back to the island, will be carried on Super Bowl Sunday by Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch.
Washington state is hoping the pair will carry Seahawk fans to another Super Bowl win, as well.
Gov. Jay Inslee went a bit beast mode Friday in anticipation of the matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots for the National Football League championship title and ordered Washington’s ferries renamed on Sunday in honor of the Seahawks.
Passengers traveling on the Bainbridge Island-Seattle route on Sunday, Feb. 1 will be boarding the “M/V Russell Wilson” or crossing Puget Sound on the “M/V Marshawn Lynch.”
“For the second year in a row, we are proud to honor our Seahawks as they represent Washington in the Super Bowl,” Inslee said. “This honorary name change is just one way we will show our support as they take on the Patriots on Sunday.”
“Last year, the fans appreciated seeing our ferries temporarily renamed after Seahawks players, and the team went on to win the Super Bowl,” said Lynne Griffith, assistant secretary of transportation, Ferries Division. “We’re excited to repeat the symbolic renaming of the fleet.”
The Washington State Department of Transportation recognizes the Seahawks achieved success this season by working as a team. Washington State Ferries has 24 vessels in its fleet and has named each one after a Seahawks team member.
The agency wished the entire team good luck in their quest for a second Super Bowl win.
The other ferry names in honor of the Seahawks:
M/V Cathlamet: “M/V Will Tukuafu”
M/V Klahowya: “M/V Bruce Irvin”
M/V Chelan: “M/V Michael Bennett”
M/V Chetzemoka: “M/V J.R. Sweezy”
M/V Salish: “M/V Max Unger”
M/V Elwha: “M/V Justin Britt”
M/V Sealth: “M/V Kam Chancellor”
M/V Evergreen State: “M/V Byron Maxwell
M/V Samish “M/V Jon Ryan”
M/V Hiyu: “M/V K.J. Wright”
M/V Spokane: “M/V Richard Sherman”
M/V Hyak: “M/V Steven Hauschka
M/V Issaquah: “M/V Russell Okung”
M/V Tacoma: “M/V Jermaine Kearse”
M/V Tillikum: “M/V Kevin Williams”
M/V Kaleetan: “M/V Doug Baldwin”
M/V Tokitae: “M/V Cliff Avril”
M/V Kennewick: “M/V James Carpenter”
M/V Walla Walla: “M/V Earl Thomas”
M/V Kitsap: “M/V Bobby Wagner”
M/V Kittitas: “M/V Tony McDaniel”
M/V Yakima: “M/V Luke Willson”
