1989
Loma Prieta Earthquake Disables Bay Bridge On the evening of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, captains operating harbor cruises sprung into action, creating an impromptu ferry service carrying stranded commuters from the Ferry Building in San Francisco to a dock near Scott’s Seafood in Oakland’s Jack London Square. The vessels ran all night while BART inspected […]
1986
Vallejo Ferry Service Is Born, Thanks to an Animal Park Marine World Africa USA – now known as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – moved from its site in Redwood City to Vallejo. To help visitors from San Francisco and the Peninsula get to the park, Marine World established ferry service between the Ferry Building and […]