SEATTLE, Wash. (June 16, 2005)--a 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Seattle escorts a Washington State ferry across Elliott Bay today. The ferry system is working with Vessel and Terminal Security, a new division within the Washington State Patrol, to increase coordination and security efforts for the state's ferries system. VATS is a coordinated federal and state partnership between the state's patrol, homeland security agencies, the ferry system and the Coast Guard. USCG photo by PA3 Mike Zolzer
