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Post by Hardy on Oct 9, 2008 18:48:04 GMT -8
Anyone know what is ailing the Alberni? She missed one complete round trip, and then was replaced by the QoVan.
Service Notice - Sailing Cancellation - Tsawwassen/Duke Point
Posted Thursday, October 9, 2008
Updated at 2:40 pm
Please be advised that the Queen of Alberni had to cancel the 3:15 pm departure from Tsawwassen and the 5:45 pm from Duke Point.
For updated information please feel free to call toll free 1-888-BC FERRY (1-888-223-3779) or visit our Vessel Tracking web page.
We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of these sailing cancellations.
Copyright ©2008, British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Moderator Edit - Added October 10th to topic title.
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Post by gordon on Oct 9, 2008 19:06:31 GMT -8
According to RBI She is still Slated to be in service Tomorrow.
If she has to go to Deas they should just leave her there seeing she is slated to be there starting next Tuesday.
When is the Coquitlam due to return to service?
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Post by Hardy on Oct 9, 2008 19:34:43 GMT -8
Gordon, fyi: RBI is usually the LAST thing to be updated -- when something breaks down, they usually don't update the RBI for at least a day or two. It took then 3 days to replace the SoBC in the RBI when she went down with the engine difficulties and they had to sub the Vancouver in.
Also, another "gentle reminder" - to keep threads on topic and not mention (too much) other ships in specific threads ...
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Post by gordon on Oct 9, 2008 19:48:12 GMT -8
Thanks for the info?
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Oct 9, 2008 19:54:43 GMT -8
Looks like the Alberni caught a cold or she is now taking a hit from the next curse from the Queen of Tsawwassen. The Spaulding boats do not take it too well from what I see.
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Post by Hardy on Oct 10, 2008 4:18:14 GMT -8
gordon: wrist slap with a silk tassel!  It is 0516, the QofAlberni is listed on the CurCon as being back on Rte-30, and the QoV is listed on Rte-1. HOWEVER, webcam of Tsawwassen shows the Rte-30 traffic still in the holding area and not loaded. Vessel position shows the QoA at Tsawwassen. Should be interesting today!! |
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Post by Hardy on Oct 10, 2008 4:24:03 GMT -8
Further note that I noticed yesterday -- QoV made her journeys in 2:00 and 2:02 respectively while subbing for the QoA. They must have had a few extra SNIPES down shovelling coal into the furnances, or added some oarsmen on the MCD! Either that or they decided that it was worth the risk/harm to the engines to run her at a higher speed to move the traffic yesterday. I know that they generally tend to slow down the QoV when running her on Rte-30, but I found it slightly interesting that CurCon showed her keeping the schedule pretty close, even with the traffic delays and late departures.
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Post by gordon on Oct 10, 2008 4:48:56 GMT -8
The Alberni's problem must not ave been too serious because she is back in service this morning 5:15 sailing
The vessel tracking had the QoV running in the high 15knot ramge
How accurate are the speeds for the QofV in the Vessel tracking info?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Oct 10, 2008 9:20:15 GMT -8
The 10:15am sailing from Tsawwassen is cancelles and there is a 1 sailing wait and 2 for overheights and 12:45pm is full and the 3:15 is now full too and 5:45 is like 70% already. The Queen of Vancouver departed Tsawwassen around 8:15 last night and her ETA into Duke said 10:43pm.
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Post by gordon on Oct 10, 2008 10:03:55 GMT -8
Any idea what is wrong with the Alberni because it looked as if they had her running at full speed afte a slugish start?
I would asume that we will see the Queen of Vancouver in her place the rest of the day.
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Post by Mac Write on Oct 10, 2008 11:09:23 GMT -8
If they replace her with the Vancouver, then it's going to be a huge mess on rt. 1, as that already has a 2 sailing wait.
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Post by corporalrabbinoff on Oct 10, 2008 12:18:32 GMT -8
d*** it, There is no reason why They can not train the Tsawwassen crews to work on the Coquitlam and Cowichan, This buisness with cancelled sailings is just BS. Stop being so cheap mr Hahn and train the Crews.  !!!! On August 6, 2008 I just barley made it onboard the 12:45pm sailing of the Queen of New West after the Alberni broke down. As a matter of fact, ticket sales was cut off (Foot Pass) right after I purchased my ticket. The problem, My mother was right behind me. Finally they got extra staff to crew the boat to allow for more passengers.  |
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Post by DENelson83 on Oct 10, 2008 13:26:57 GMT -8
On August 6, 2008 I just barley made it onboard the 12:45pm sailing of the Queen of New West after the Alberni broke down. (Does double take) Dude, the Queen of New West is in perpetual refit right now. You do mean the Queen of Vancouver, right? |
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Post by corporalrabbinoff on Oct 10, 2008 13:34:28 GMT -8
oops, How did the 2008 got in there? I meant 2007.  |
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Post by Hardy on Oct 10, 2008 16:20:34 GMT -8
QoA missed one rounder today again, with no replacement vessel. Traffic is super heavy right now, with a _3_ sail wait cars and _4_ o/h from Tsa-SB. The QoV is on Rte-1, but is not scheduled for a 2000 out of Tsa, although this will change.
I would still dearly love to know what is ailing Al Bundy.
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Post by Neil on Oct 10, 2008 19:51:46 GMT -8
A lot of Duke Point traffic must have diverted to Departure Bay this afternoon, because even with the 'Alberni missing its 12:45 sailing from Duke, the 3:15 CI sailing only left one or two cars behind.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Oct 10, 2008 19:54:24 GMT -8
I would still dearly love to know what is ailing Al Bundy. Apparently the issue is with her main engine cooling system... |
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Post by Hardy on Oct 10, 2008 21:10:25 GMT -8
A lot of Duke Point traffic must have diverted to Departure Bay this afternoon, because even with the ' Alberni missing its 12:45 sailing from Duke, the 3:15 CI sailing only left one or two cars behind. That is indeed correct. Today at (my other work), they were busy trying to book truck reservations for the afternoon, and the advice from BCFS was to divert to Rte-2 (not Rte-1) as they expected slightly less volume there. Odd, because Rte-1 has more "lift" capacity, but also the higher load factor, but also the SoBC problem. |
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Post by Hardy on Oct 10, 2008 21:17:43 GMT -8
I would still dearly love to know what is ailing Al Bundy. Apparently the issue is with her main engine cooling system... Thanks (a) for the info, and (b) for the topic title change! |
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 11, 2008 8:03:46 GMT -8
Anyone know what is ailing the Alberni? She missed one complete round trip... Grammar Nazi wants to know how a vessel could miss one half of a round trip. ;D |
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Post by Hardy on Oct 11, 2008 14:04:21 GMT -8
Anyone know what is ailing the Alberni? She missed one complete round trip... Grammar Nazi wants to know how a vessel could miss one half of a round trip. ;D Sieg Heil! So perhaps the word "complete" was superfluous and excessively verbose, but it served the purpose I was trying to communicate. For it to have referred to a HALF of a round trip, that would have required "deadhead repositioning" at some point, which had the potential to throw the schedule into further chaos and confusion. It is not entirely unheard of to do this, depending on traffic volumes and flow, but it tends to complicate scheduling. |
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