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Post by queenofcowichan on Nov 26, 2007 12:38:51 GMT -8
You will notice that the Queen of Tsawwassen has now taken over for the Queen of Nanaimo as of today. She repositioned from Saltery Bay Last nite. She was at the Ballenas/ Merry Island line checking into Victoria Traffic at 8:40pm last nite (Sunday) and headed direct to Long Harbour via Active Pass. Source: Victoria Traffic, ch 11 156.550mhz
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 11, 2007 18:39:37 GMT -8
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 11, 2007 22:42:17 GMT -8
Now she's in Tsawwassen... probably the Gulf Islands berth I would imagine... The one that I just disembarked from the Queen of Tsawwassen at about three-and-a-half hours ago. Queen of Tsawwassen is at Long Harbour right now, so I wonder how they are going to juggle the schedule because the Nanaimo is supposed to be doing route 9 as of tomorrow.
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Post by Retrovision on Dec 11, 2007 23:37:20 GMT -8
As of this moment our venerable lady the Queen of Tsawwassen is about to transit Active Pass northbound while the Queen of Nanaimo sits idle at Tsawwassen Terminal. How do I know? This information is thanks to a wonderful new resource that I've found with rare actual *live* AIS ship positions. Let's keep this between us ( ) but you can find this great site with Vancouver area specific details here: www.siitech.net/vtslite/Main.aspx (just search appropriately )
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Post by Mirrlees on Dec 11, 2007 23:58:43 GMT -8
This will probably be the last time we see the `Tsawwassen on the vessel tracker..
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Post by Mirrlees on Dec 12, 2007 0:03:27 GMT -8
She just turned north, I wonder if she's headed directly to Deas.
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Post by Retrovision on Dec 12, 2007 0:12:06 GMT -8
And, according to that site I just posted, the Queen of Nanaimo is currently about halfway accross the Strait of Georgia presumably headed for Long Harbour, taking Route 9 back from the Queen of Tsawwassen for the last time. If it weren't for the shipping lanes of the Strait of Georgia I'd think that our 'Tsawwassen was headed for somewhere other than Deas, at a current heading of 325.0° (Due NW), but of course only time will tell.
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Post by Retrovision on Dec 12, 2007 1:57:20 GMT -8
I knew something looked fishy about that last AIS image that I viewed. I've just checked back in on my new online source and our Queen of Tsawwassen is near, though well off of in the Strait of Georgia, the north end of Gabriola Island with a heading of 310.0° (Due NW). With a Rate of Turn of 0°/min and a steady pace at about 14 knots I can only assume that she'll be parked at Jervis Inlet's Saltery Bay near Powell River, presumably as no other free berth is available including at Deas.
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Post by queenofcowichan on Dec 12, 2007 12:19:28 GMT -8
She aint docking at Departure Bay for sure, The Coquitlam is tied up in berth 2, The Cowichan and Oak Bay using Berth 3 and Berth 1 will be used for the new ferry.
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 12, 2007 12:42:52 GMT -8
I don't know why the Tsawwassen just didn't stay at Tsawwassen in Berth 1. Seems strange they would take it all of the way up to Saltery Bay just to tie it up for the time being. I guess she's not getting a refit at all this winter? :-\
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 12, 2007 13:25:00 GMT -8
I don't know why the Tsawwassen just didn't stay at Tsawwassen in Berth 1. Seems strange they would take it all of the way up to Saltery Bay just to tie it up for the time being. I guess she's not getting a refit at all this winter? :-\ Yeah, she's at Saltery Bay right now... Maybe that's the new graveyard for old ferries. They probably don't see any reason to refit her any more after this... all the regular runs are covered now that the Nanaimo is back. What else could she do anyway? And if she was to go somewhere else and keep having issues like the black-out the other night, they would probably only be even quicker to kick her out of the fleet.
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Post by Curtis on Dec 12, 2007 17:04:09 GMT -8
I don't know why the Tsawwassen just didn't stay at Tsawwassen in Berth 1. Seems strange they would take it all of the way up to Saltery Bay just to tie it up for the time being. I guess she's not getting a refit at all this winter? :-\ Saltery Bay does seem to be her home-port. Similar to the Bowen Queen at Fulford Harbour. Besides Ships Coming in and Out of Refit Use Berth 1, I guess it's just easier if they keep her at Saltery Bay.
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Post by Scott on Dec 12, 2007 17:24:04 GMT -8
I thought I heard someone say she might be on the Comox - Powell River route for a while in the near future?
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Post by Nick on Dec 12, 2007 18:02:44 GMT -8
If the Burnaby goes for refit at some point this winter, the Tsawwassen would be the most likely substitute. But, the Burnaby had a pretty extensive refit last year, so they might not do anything to her this year.
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Post by Retrovision on Dec 12, 2007 22:24:36 GMT -8
If the Burnaby goes for refit at some point this winter, the Tsawwassen would be the most likely substitute. But, the Burnaby had a pretty extensive refit last year, so they might not do anything to her this year. I've noticed that even though a vessel might have gotten a major refit the year before, it will still go in for atleast a very minor refit at about the same time the next year. Seeing how the ' Burnaby last went in for refit early this year, I'guess that she'll go in again atleast for a minor refit next year at about the same time and I'd guess the ' Tsawwassen will be the only vessel suitable/available to fill-in for her.
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 12, 2007 22:48:24 GMT -8
If the Burnaby goes for refit at some point this winter, the Tsawwassen would be the most likely substitute. But, the Burnaby had a pretty extensive refit last year, so they might not do anything to her this year. I've noticed that even though a vessel might have gotten a major refit the year before, it will still go in for atleast a very minor refit at about the same time the next year. Seeing how the ' Burnaby last went in for refit early this year, I'guess that she'll go in again atleast for a minor refit next year at about the same time and I'd guess the ' Tsawwassen will be the only vessel suitable/available to fill-in for her. I would wager they'd wait until the Island-Castle-in-the-Sky is in service somewhere and then do some vessel swapping around in the Gulf Islands and send the Nanaimo north if necessary to cover the Comox Route. In years past they might have depended on the Tsawwassen, but I was getting the impression that they might not want to trust her being in service anymore.
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Post by Retrovision on Dec 12, 2007 23:18:13 GMT -8
I've noticed that even though a vessel might have gotten a major refit the year before, it will still go in for atleast a very minor refit at about the same time the next year. Seeing how the ' Burnaby last went in for refit early this year, I'guess that she'll go in again atleast for a minor refit next year at about the same time and I'd guess the ' Tsawwassen will be the only vessel suitable/available to fill-in for her. I would wager they'd wait until the Island-Castle-in-the-Sky is in service somewhere and then do some vessel swapping around in the Gulf Islands and send the Nanaimo north if necessary to cover the Comox Route. In years past they might have depended on the Tsawwassen, but I was getting the impression that they might not want to trust her being in service anymore. What gives you the impression that since filling-in for the ' Nanaimo until just yesterday something has changed to make the ' Tsawwassen unreliable to the company? With the frugal ways of the company these days I could only see them waiting to haul the ' Nanaimo up to Comox if they closed Long Harbour, Salt Spring Island, again and used the Bowen Queen (if it's late enough in the year that TC would allow it) alone on Route 9a as they did briefly in September. The ' Tsawwassen would probably also be an economic choice as she's on borrowed time and they'd be stretching their dollar that much more by sailing her upto her last days in our waters.
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 13, 2007 9:25:47 GMT -8
I was only saying that's the impression I was getting the other day... and talking with Scott we pretty much concluded they'd hold off on doing refits to the Burnaby because the Tsawwassen is out.
As I reported, her ninety-minute delay the other day was due to a complete power failure, and then an inexorably long period trying to start the engines without them turning over... And I know there was one point tuesday night, waiting outside Village Bay, the again revs dropped so low they almost quit again.
The crew was actually pretty relieved that the ship was still functioning tuesday night, and glad that the Nanaimo was back on the run next morning.
I was just thinking that the blackout might indicate some growing mechanical issue that BCFerries might just not want to deal with. But we'll just have to wait and see. On the Comox run she would likely be going just from berth to berth, so they wouldn't likely ever have to slow the engines to the point that they might stall, and if they did conk out going into the berth, they could still use good seamanship to save them.
But, she does just happen to be at Saltery Bay. If she does end up on the run, I'd try my best to get up to Powell River just to say farewell one more time.
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Post by kylefossett on Dec 13, 2007 11:22:31 GMT -8
you will not see the nanaimo used as a relief vessel on another route until you see her replaced with a capable vessel. at this time the tsawwassen is the only vessel capable of working as a relief vessel on the comox-powell river route and on route 9
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Post by Coastal Fare on Dec 13, 2007 18:55:55 GMT -8
i know im being an annoying person posting lots of things but just to let yall know it iss most likely that the Tsawwassen will go to Comox-Powell River as a replacement ofor the Burnaby then retire
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Post by Kam on Dec 18, 2007 13:51:17 GMT -8
I see on AIS that the Vancovuer has just left the river mouth. Her Destination is set to TSA TO SWB.
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Post by queenofcowichan on Feb 28, 2008 12:00:26 GMT -8
Good Afternoon. The mv Queen of Cumberland Departed Tsawwassen about 11:45am this morning for Sea Trials West of The Traffic Lanes in the Georgia Straight. Feb 28, 2008 Victoria Traffic Ch 11, 156.550mhz
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Post by queenofcowichan on Feb 29, 2008 10:58:02 GMT -8
FYI: Feb 29, 2008 around 12:15 am when the Queen of Esquimalt made her Entrance ISland Radio Check in to Victoria Traffic the mv Bowen Queen was north bound off Thrasher Rocks heading for Ballenas Island and up to Q-Cove. (Quathiaski Cove).
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Post by Scott on Feb 29, 2008 17:03:34 GMT -8
Powell River Queen is just arriving at Tsawwassen. Assuming she's offloading supplies and stuff before going to Deas.
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Post by queenofcowichan on Feb 29, 2008 18:49:42 GMT -8
Powell River Queen:
As John posted she was at Tsawwassen this afternoon. I was listening to Victoria Traffic this afternoon and she was at the T.A. Bouy at 4:26pm for a eta for Tsawwassen at 5:25pm. She already departed by the time the Queen of ALberni left at 5:51pm.
At 6:26pm I overheard a vessle outbound in the river and the PRQ was near the T.A. Bouy inbound for Dease Dock.
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