The Seattle Waterfront might be looking to attract a specific type of business: billionaires who can afford luxury superyachts. To make that work, Seattle needs fewer fixed bridges under 150ft.
The letter goes on to articulate the maritime interests that provoked the recommendation for the 205ft clearance threshold. It makes the note that the Seattle Waterfront is an attractive location for superyachts. However, the global height restriction for those vessels, defined according to the vessel clearance of the Panama Canal, is 205ft — outsizing that proposed in Sound Transit’s EIS.
“The Port of Seattle, National Marine Trade Association, and businesses that cater to superyachts are actively working worldwide to attract them to Salmon Bay and Elliott Bay by creating a cluster of superyacht service facilities in Seattle,” the letter reads, which a spokesperson with the U.S. Coast Guard’s office confirmed as an official statement.
“Services conducted at these facilities represent up to millions of dollars of business per vessel visit in addition to the ancillary marine service businesses .” “We are not using any of our organizational resources to advocate for specific infrastructure accommodations for superyachts,” Peter McGraw, a spokesperson for the Port of Seattle, wrote in a statement to MyNorthwest.
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