Triple

T11632045

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Port of Bellingham	`E276420`	entity
Predicate	operatorOf	`P179`	FINISHED
Object	Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal The Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal is the Washington State ferry terminal that serves as the southern terminus for Alaska’s state-run ferry routes connecting the Pacific Northwest to Southeast Alaska.	`E941454`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal | Statement: [Port of Bellingham, operatorOf, Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal
Context triple: [Port of Bellingham, operatorOf, Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal]

A. Mukilteo ferry terminal
The Mukilteo ferry terminal is a major Washington State Ferries facility on Puget Sound that serves as the primary link between the city of Mukilteo and Whidbey Island.
B. Port of Bellingham
The Port of Bellingham is a public port district in Washington State that manages Bellingham’s waterfront, marina, and related commercial and industrial facilities, supporting regional trade and economic development.
C. Bremerton ferry terminal
The Bremerton ferry terminal is a major Washington State Ferries facility in Bremerton that serves as a key passenger and vehicle gateway across Puget Sound to Seattle.
D. Anacortes Ferry Terminal
Anacortes Ferry Terminal is a major transportation hub in Anacortes, Washington, serving as the primary departure point for Washington State Ferries to the San Juan Islands and Sidney, British Columbia.
E. Puget Sound ferry terminals
Puget Sound ferry terminals are a network of passenger and vehicle ferry docks serving routes across Puget Sound in Washington State, connecting Seattle and surrounding communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal
Triple: [Port of Bellingham, operatorOf, Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal]

Generated description

The Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal is the Washington State ferry terminal that serves as the southern terminus for Alaska’s state-run ferry routes connecting the Pacific Northwest to Southeast Alaska.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal
Target entity description: The Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal is the Washington State ferry terminal that serves as the southern terminus for Alaska’s state-run ferry routes connecting the Pacific Northwest to Southeast Alaska.

A. Mukilteo ferry terminal
The Mukilteo ferry terminal is a major Washington State Ferries facility on Puget Sound that serves as the primary link between the city of Mukilteo and Whidbey Island.
B. Port of Bellingham
The Port of Bellingham is a public port district in Washington State that manages Bellingham’s waterfront, marina, and related commercial and industrial facilities, supporting regional trade and economic development.
C. Bremerton ferry terminal
The Bremerton ferry terminal is a major Washington State Ferries facility in Bremerton that serves as a key passenger and vehicle gateway across Puget Sound to Seattle.
D. Anacortes Ferry Terminal
Anacortes Ferry Terminal is a major transportation hub in Anacortes, Washington, serving as the primary departure point for Washington State Ferries to the San Juan Islands and Sidney, British Columbia.
E. Puget Sound ferry terminals
Puget Sound ferry terminals are a network of passenger and vehicle ferry docks serving routes across Puget Sound in Washington State, connecting Seattle and surrounding communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d6aafa51148190ab84940694c00235`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d8a25aa9188190ab13d79139f37e7e`	completed	April 10, 2026, 7:10 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ef82a205f08190b1c0e856fdeece11`	completed	April 27, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ef96ab29d48190b225504856007384`	completed	April 27, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69efd64bfa7081909715aa64d80fadf3`	completed	April 27, 2026, 9:34 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:39 p.m.