 Ferries have the right of way. That's the message from the State Department of Transportation as fishing season gets underway. Captains like Russell Fee are asking boaters to steer clear of the ferries. Please do not cut right in front of the ferry because then it gets into who's going to do what. Just give us plenty of room. And they got no brakes on those things. He tells Come Before it takes him 90 seconds for a ferry to come to a complete stop. If a boat gets too close, the ferry will give a short horn blast to let them know that they're in the way.