'Grey's Anatomy' to spotlight Seattle's Colman Dock

'Grey's Anatomy' to spotlight Seattle's Colman Dock

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Story Published: Feb 8, 2007 at 12:20 AM PDT

Story Updated: Feb 8, 2007 at 11:49 AM PDT

By George Howell

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This week's episode of the hit ABC show "Grey's Anatomy" will put Seattle's Coleman Dock in the spotlight as the scene of a major disaster.

The Colman Dock attracts a fair share of tourists, but it's not the most exciting place in Seattle for locals. Yet Hollywood has concocted a totally different take on the ferry terminal.

A storyline involving mass casualties and chaos at the Colman Dock will unfold on Thursday's episode of "Grey's Anatomy," and the cast of doctors will come to the rescue.

"Some of it is going to be here on the ferry, and some of it is going to be here on the north holding lanes," said Jayne Davis with the state ferry system.

The actors won't talk specifically about what happened, but the ferries will be the focus and the storyline is said to involve a ferry colliding with another vessel.

"They have an encounter with a deep draft freighter vessel, and the incident occurs," said Capt. Kelly Mitchell with the state ferry system.

The ferry system has trained for most disasters and say the scenario, though interesting, is not likely to ever happen in real life.

"It is very highly improbable, because the vessel is not moving strictly on its own, because the vessel crew and bridge team have multiple radars that can track all commercial vessels," Mitchell said.

There was a lot of give-and-take before the scenes were shot, but as they say in show-biz, any publicity is good publicity.

"The film industry draws people to your city, or your attraction regardless of whether it's a not so pleasant topic," Davis said.

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