Rich Passage

Rich Passage is a tidal strait in Puget Sound, allowing access to Bremerton, Washington, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, and Dyes Inlet.

It separates Bainbridge Island from the Manchester area of Kitsap Peninsula.

In addition to the many ferry trips each way per day, tugs with hawser tows and various types of naval and recreational craft all contribute to a considerable collision hazard.

[1] Rich Passage was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, to honor William Rich, the expedition's botanist.

This Kitsap County, Washington state location article is a stub.

The Washington State ferry Hyak in Rich Passage heading to Bremerton, Washington .
The east end of Rich Passage, from a Manchester beach