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Post by WettCoast on May 18, 2012 17:59:07 GMT -8
I would think that if the SoVI's ramps were used it would not have been until the afternoon. As it is now running more than 30 minutes late ramp usage seems likely.
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Post by WettCoast on May 18, 2012 18:08:49 GMT -8
And the Q of New Westminster was busy doing circles off Tsawwassen from 1:30 to 3:30 pm today. Fun to watch her go round & round and round... That would indicate that the rudder was still stuck!
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Post by Mirrlees on May 18, 2012 20:28:47 GMT -8
The rudder is now fixed. Now, they're having problems with a blockage in the cooling system for the engines. I have no idea how long that will take to repair.
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Post by Curtis on May 19, 2012 12:12:57 GMT -8
The NIP will Cancel One Round Trip on May 29 for Liferaft Deployment.
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Post by WettCoast on May 19, 2012 12:46:28 GMT -8
The QNWM is still out of service today. It will have missed all of its sheduled sailings for Friday & Saturday of this long holiday weekend. Will it be back in time to help with the homeward rush on Monday?
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Post by hwy19man on May 19, 2012 13:23:48 GMT -8
And as usual, Murphy's Law strikes again!
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Post by lmtengs on May 19, 2012 13:31:33 GMT -8
The QNWM is still out of service today. It will have missed all of its sheduled sailings for Friday & Saturday of this long holiday weekend. Will it be back in time to help with the homeward rush on Monday? I'm guessing that BCF is doing everything they can to have her in service for the rush on monday, even if it means keeping her out of service again for all or part of tomorrow to work out any last kinks. In 2008 when she came back from her refit, wasn't BCF boasting about how the Queen of New Westminster was a essentially a 'brand new ship'? Hmmmm.... sure not seeming like it right now...
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Post by lmtengs on May 19, 2012 14:28:18 GMT -8
To be fair, that was almost 4 years ago... Wow, I must be stuck in 2010... Four years ago already?
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Post by ferryfanyvr on May 19, 2012 17:45:11 GMT -8
To be fair, that was almost 4 years ago... Wow, I must be stuck in 2010... Four years ago already? Well, if you want to count the years since she actually re-entered service after her refit, it would be 3 years.....in 2009 after the Queen of Vancouver was retired.
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Post by Ferryman on May 20, 2012 0:57:20 GMT -8
Lets not forget how often every year she runs these days. Up until she went for refit in 2007, she was in more or less full time service for her entire life. These days she sees maybe 6 months of service when you factor in the summer months as Route 1 #4 boat supplemental service, and that includes filling in for the Alberni for a month or so. She's legitimately in layup for most of the winter. It's not really the best thing for a ship to sit around that much I guess?
Also just to add some notes of interest for you guys:
The Nanaimo made an extra stop at Mayne Island on Friday night while she was supposed to be on the direct Tsawwassen-Long Harbour run to transport anyone who was nearly left behind.
Also unconfirmed rumours that the Mayne or Cumberland did an extra run to Fulford Harbour Friday night as well.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2012 21:16:23 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 20, 2012 21:28:28 GMT -8
Why did the Cumberland and Mayne go to Fulford? Does that have anything to do with the New West? I wouldent think so though!
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Post by mrdot on May 20, 2012 21:52:56 GMT -8
:)just looking at check tv's site, and they had a blog on this unreliable new west. but I wonder if any of these new german wonderships will be performing as well at 48? some of wacky's boats are still giving good service, and BC built at that, not to mention the Coho, which keeps on well into it's 50's! mrdot.
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Post by Ferryman on May 21, 2012 0:35:45 GMT -8
Why did the Cumberland and Mayne go to Fulford? Does that have anything to do with the New West? I wouldent think so though! Sorry, I knew I couldn't trust the source. With more research, I found out it was actually the Skeena that made the extra trip at 10:30pm from Swartz Bay to Fulford.
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Post by piglet on May 21, 2012 7:07:12 GMT -8
The Q of NW sailed on time this morning.
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 21, 2012 9:18:24 GMT -8
Do not trust the media they always screw things up and never get anything right it seems! lol!
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Post by glasseye on May 23, 2012 19:30:21 GMT -8
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Post by Dane on May 23, 2012 21:16:00 GMT -8
I am certain some of these delays as of late are due to the use of Berth 4 at Swartz Bay- takes an extra 3-4 minutes to land there. Add that up throughout the day, plus reasonably heavy traffic and the delays consolidate.
I have taken three trips into Swartz this week and they've all been slow on the Victoria end. Particularly one sailing on the SoBC where it seemed to take almost ten minutes between passing Berth 5 and actually being ready to unload.
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Post by WettCoast on May 24, 2012 7:42:53 GMT -8
I am certain some of these delays as of late are due to the use of Berth 4 at Swartz Bay- takes an extra 3-4 minutes to land there. Add that up throughout the day, plus reasonably heavy traffic and the delays consolidate. I have taken three trips into Swartz this week and they've all been slow on the Victoria end. Particularly one sailing on the SoBC where it seemed to take almost ten minutes between passing Berth 5 and actually being ready to unload. Dane, I think you meant berths 1 & 2 where you wrote berths 4 & 5. I can imagine it might take some time to get the SoBC into berth 4 properly.
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Post by ferryfanyvr on May 24, 2012 12:54:04 GMT -8
I am certain some of these delays as of late are due to the use of Berth 4 at Swartz Bay- takes an extra 3-4 minutes to land there. Add that up throughout the day, plus reasonably heavy traffic and the delays consolidate. I have taken three trips into Swartz this week and they've all been slow on the Victoria end. Particularly one sailing on the SoBC where it seemed to take almost ten minutes between passing Berth 5 and actually being ready to unload. Another cause for delays with the ships using berth 2 while the berth 1 overhead is out of service....because the Spirits only have a stores hoist on the port side, they have been taking on stores via the car deck at berth 2. I watched the SOVI load at 1500 Sunday....the usual tractor and trailer set-up took supplies onto the car deck, followed by a forklift. The upper car deck was fully loaded before they even started putting traffic down below, and the ship left over 20 minutes late
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Post by 1970chevelle on May 29, 2012 22:41:32 GMT -8
SOVI and SOBC's platform decks are "condemned". The cables are out of certification as well as some other parts. They are going to try and remove them from the boats... I do not think that's a great idea... gonna take too much weight from the ship. Especially from the center line. What are they going to replace the weight with?
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Post by lmtengs on May 30, 2012 17:40:17 GMT -8
They are going to try and remove them from the boats... I do not think that's a great idea... gonna take too much weight from the ship. Especially from the center line. What are they going to replace the weight with? What is your source on this? They could replace the weight by filling ballast tanks in the ships' hulls.
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Post by piglet on May 30, 2012 21:09:27 GMT -8
if those decks are taken out of service what number of cars does that remove from their max capacity?
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Post by WettCoast on May 30, 2012 21:12:33 GMT -8
Sixty. The Spirits' vehicle capacity is listed at 410 w/o ramps in use versus 470 with ramps in use. Getting rid of them is not smart, IMHO.
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Post by piglet on May 31, 2012 8:21:30 GMT -8
seems a short sighted move on bcf's part. I bet the first 60 car loads of people left behind would want to have words with those that make the decision to take them out of service.
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