Neil
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Post by Neil on May 23, 2017 20:38:34 GMT -8
I don't recall the Baynes Sound Connector (no italics for this thing) cancelling service before because of weather, but I might be wrong. Apparently they returned to Denman West earlier this evening after backing off from attempting to dock at Buckley Bay. Has to be pretty bad when a tethered hunk of motorized bridge can't land.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 27, 2017 10:11:07 GMT -8
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Post by hwy19man on Aug 20, 2017 22:07:46 GMT -8
This is a service notice that does not come out often and that is why I have pasted the entire notice. www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=1082223
Service Notice - Total Eclipse of the Sun on Monday 21, 2017
#servicenotice #totaleclipse #eclipse #totaleclipseofthesun #safety #bcferriescustomers
Posted Sunday, August 20, 2017
Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s):
- Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Nanaimo (Departure Bay) - Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Sunshine Coast (Langdale) - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Nanaimo (Duke Point) - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Southern Gulf Islands - Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Salt Spring Island (Fulford Harbour) - Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Southern Gulf Islands
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Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
Some of you may have heard about the global event occurring Monday, August 21st, 2017– a total eclipse of the sun. For those of us sailing the beautiful coast of British Columbia that morning, the total phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in Vancouver, however it can be observed here as a partial solar eclipse.
The partial eclipse will begin on the B.C. coast at about 9:08 a.m. PDT, with the moon reaching its maximum eclipse of the sun at about 10:21 a.m. This is where the Moon covers a large portion of the Sun, so this will still be a spectacular sight! Finally back to a partial eclipse which will end at approximately 11:37 am.
Because your safety is important to us, we want to take a brief moment to remind our customers not to look directly at the sun as you can seriously hurt your eyes. Proper eye protection, like eclipse glasses or a sun filter, is the only safe option. Sunglasses do not work.
We hope to see you all again on April 8, 2024 when the next total solar eclipse will be seen in North America. Until then, safe travels and thank you for sailing with BC Ferries.
So BCF wishes to see us all again in 6 years and 232 days (343 weeks and two days). The last time there was a near total solar eclipse seen in this area was February 26, 1979. I wonder if there was some sort of similar press release or announcement in those pre-internet days.
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Post by hwy19man on Oct 2, 2017 13:52:18 GMT -8
Please be advised that the Queen of Coquitlam is experiencing a mechanical problem with its gearbox. A damaged bearing was discovered during routine maintenance and needs to be replaced. Engineers are attending to the issue and attempting to resolve it as quickly as possible.www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=2361That means no 1540h sailing from Dep. Bay to HSB, no 1750h/1900h route 3 round trip, and no 2015h from HSB to Dep Bay.
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Post by hwy19man on Oct 10, 2017 13:24:06 GMT -8
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Kam
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Post by Kam on Oct 23, 2017 12:13:26 GMT -8
Oh... this is not good..
Posted Monday, October 23, 2017 Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s):
- Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Nanaimo (Duke Point)
Update as of 10:40 am:
Please be advised that the Coastal Inspiration has cancelled the following sailings due to a mechanical difficulty:
10:15 departing Duke Point terminal
12:45 departing Tsawwassen terminal
The ship is experiencing a problem with its number one end bow
Followed by:
Posted Monday, October 23, 2017 Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s):
- Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Nanaimo (Duke Point)
Update as of 12:20 pm:
Please be advised that the Queen of Alberni's 12:45 pm sailing that was scheduled to depart Nanaimo (Duke Point) terminal has been redirected to depart from Nanaimo (Departure Bay) due to a hydraulic fluid spill at Duke Point terminal.
Foot passengers at Duke Point terminal will be provided transportation to Departure Bay terminal.
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Post by mybidness459 on Oct 23, 2017 12:45:14 GMT -8
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Post by Alberni on Oct 23, 2017 13:36:42 GMT -8
Service Notice - Sailing Delay - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Nanaimo (Duke Point) - Queen of Alberni#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #DukePoint -#QueenofAlberni operating 46 mins behind schedule Posted Monday, October 23, 2017 Print Version Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s): - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Nanaimo (Duke Point) Update as of 2:00 pm: Please be advised that the Queen of Alberni is currently operating 46 minutes behind schedule due to a hydraulic fluid spill at Duke Point terminal. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of this sailing delay. For traffic updates or more information, please call us toll free at 1-888-BCFERRY (223-3779), follow @bcferries on Twitter, or check our website at www.bcferries.comWe are working to resolve the issue and we will keep you informed as soon as more information becomes available
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Post by hwy19man on Oct 23, 2017 13:57:59 GMT -8
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Nov 18, 2017 21:15:36 GMT -8
Perhaps I haven't been paying close enough attention, but I don't recall seeing this sort of service notice before. I think it's a really good idea. I caught an earlier ferry off Hornby today because of the weather forecast... and we were rocking and rolling pretty good as it was. www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=2783
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Post by mybidness459 on Dec 11, 2017 14:42:12 GMT -8
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jan 23, 2018 14:36:50 GMT -8
Sailing cancellations, again, up at Comox. Mechanical issues are rarely a factor these days, but with a good chunk of the storm season on record, I think it's fair to say that the healthy Salish vessels are no more able to handle weather than the ailing 'Burnaby was.
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Jan 23, 2018 20:05:03 GMT -8
Sailing cancellations, again, up at Comox. Mechanical issues are rarely a factor these days, but with a good chunk of the storm season on record, I think it's fair to say that the healthy Salish vessels are no more able to handle weather than the ailing ' Burnaby was. I thought I had read somewhere, likely this forum, that they were following the Burnaby's weather matrix for the first year of operation until enough data on the Salish class could be collected to develop a new matrix. I could be wrong though.
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Post by priver on Jan 23, 2018 20:38:10 GMT -8
Yup at least that’s what a crew member said to me one day
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Post by mybidness459 on Jan 24, 2018 10:55:06 GMT -8
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Post by lohium on Apr 18, 2018 16:44:08 GMT -8
The Queen of Cumberland had an operational incident with the lifeboat and have cancelled all sailings for today and tomorrow. The Bowen Queen is still running but BC Ferries made some interesting modifications to the schedules of the Salish Eagle and the Skeena Queen: The Salish Eagle will leave Long Harbour and first sail to Swartz Bay, before doing its usual milk run route to Pender, Mayne and Galiano on its way to Tsawwassen. The Skeena Queen, of particular note, will be doing its usual 7pm run to Fulford, but then after it will sail to Pender before coming back to Swartz Bay. Has the Skeena ever been to another terminal than Swartz and Fulford? I guess this is what all those dock fitting trials are for. www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=3466www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=3464www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=3465
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Post by futureferrydriver on Apr 18, 2018 18:04:55 GMT -8
The Queen of Cumberland had an operational incident with the lifeboat and have cancelled all sailings for today and tomorrow. The Bowen Queen is still running but BC Ferries made some interesting modifications to the schedules of the Salish Eagle and the Skeena Queen: The Salish Eagle will leave Long Harbour and first sail to Swartz Bay, before doing its usual milk run route to Pender, Mayne and Galiano on its way to Tsawwassen. The Skeena Queen, of particular note, will be doing its usual 7pm run to Fulford, but then after it will sail to Pender before coming back to Swartz Bay. Has the Skeena ever been to another terminal than Swartz and Fulford? I guess this is what all those dock fitting trials are for. www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=3466www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=3464www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=3465Skeena does the outer Gulf Islands, albeit rarely. There were a few instances last summer where the Nanaimo was out of service and the increased thru-fares lead to heavy overloads for the Cumby and MQ from Swartz Bay out. In these situations the Skeena would do her 9pm from SWB to Fulford and then deadheaded back to Swartz to grab the overload left behind by the Cumby’s last sailing.
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Post by bigcountry on Apr 20, 2018 19:09:20 GMT -8
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Post by trissteve on Apr 30, 2018 12:10:53 GMT -8
I'm sailing on the 11th from Tsawwassen to Otter Bay at 10:10am (reserved a month ago). My sister (a local to Pender) recently told me I should check to make sure my sailing is still good as this issue with the Cumberland might be affecting things.
When I check the (supposedly) revised schedule, it shows that my sailing is still good except for the day that I'm sailing? But there are no new alternate times for sailing. It just appears as if all sailings from Tsawwassen to Otter Bay are cancelled for the next 3 weeks between Monday & Friday. HOWEVER when I go online in an attempt to book another sailing, there ARE departures available. Just at completely different times than are listed on the online schedule.
Can anybody confirm if the Salish Eagle is still sailing from Tsawwassen to Otterbay at 10:10am Monday through Friday?
When I call BC Ferries I get put on hold for 20 minutes and then I'm hung up on. I've tried emailing, but I immediately get an email bounced back indicating that I won't hear from them for 7 to 10 business days (so perhaps after I'm supposed to sail).
Any help ANYBODY can provide would be most greatly appreciated.
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 30, 2018 12:36:00 GMT -8
I'm sailing on the 11th from Tsawwassen to Otter Bay at 10:10am (reserved a month ago). My sister (a local to Pender) recently told me I should check to make sure my sailing is still good as this issue with the Cumberland might be affecting things. When I check the (supposedly) revised schedule, it shows that my sailing is still good except for the day that I'm sailing? But there are no new alternate times for sailing. It just appears as if all sailings from Tsawwassen to Otter Bay are cancelled for the next 3 weeks between Monday & Friday. HOWEVER when I go online in an attempt to book another sailing, there ARE departures available. Just at completely different times than are listed on the online schedule. Can anybody confirm if the Salish Eagle is still sailing from Tsawwassen to Otterbay at 10:10am Monday through Friday? When I call BC Ferries I get put on hold for 20 minutes and then I'm hung up on. I've tried emailing, but I immediately get an email bounced back indicating that I won't hear from them for 7 to 10 business days (so perhaps after I'm supposed to sail). Any help ANYBODY can provide would be most greatly appreciated. No, the Salish Eagle will not be sailing from Tsawwassen to Otter Bay at 10:10am on May 11. It will be like this until May 18th at the earliest. If I were you, I’d keep trying to contact BCF directly to get your reservation changed over to a sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, and then you’ll have to link up with a sailing to Otter Bay from Swartz Bay, which cannot be reserved. BCF should be able to make the change at no extra cost to you.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on May 11, 2018 17:55:43 GMT -8
She's not showing on the BC Ferries vessel positions page, but marine traffic shows Quinitsa out and about this evening. There's no way she could keep the schedule, so it must be an extra run. Terminal traffic also shows a 9:00 Gulf Island sailing by Skeena Queen, so I guess she's stopping at Otter Bay on her way to Fulford. Ferry improv, so to speak.
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Post by futureferrydriver on May 24, 2018 16:51:53 GMT -8
BC Ferries is getting a lot of heavy traffic on routes 4,6 and 12 today due to the Malahat closure.
It makes me wonder why there isn’t a properly prepared contingency plan in place for emergency Malahat closures. Surely something similar to the Sea to Sky closure plan from the Olympics could be set up for situations like this...
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Post by lohium on May 24, 2018 18:40:34 GMT -8
BC Ferries is getting a lot of heavy traffic on routes 4,6 and 12 today due to the Malahat closure. It makes me wonder why there isn’t a properly prepared contingency plan in place for emergency Malahat closures. Surely something similar to the Sea to Sky closure plan from the Olympics could be set up for situations like this... I was thinking the same thing today...I haven't checked but I imagine the Quinitsa is back at Buckley Bay. They should leave it at Fulford when it's not being used and have it available to supplement the Klitsa on Route 12
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Post by Ferryman on May 25, 2018 9:47:02 GMT -8
Yesterday’s accident on the Malahat at Goldstream Park made for an interesting day for ferry travel. To summarize:
The Mill Bay run ended up running an extended schedule until early this morning with four extra round trips, provided by an additional crew that was called in to relieve the day crew.
Route 4 and Route 6 were also listed as alternative routing on the Drive BC website, which then put pressure on the Salt Spring runs. Route 4 with the Skeena Queen was sold out for the rest of the day in both directions and then they did an extra round trip. The Howe Sound Queen also did an extra round trip last night on Route 6. Traffic was backed up on both sides until late in the evening.
Of course, the alternative routing by land was only the Port Renfrew/Lake Cowichan Route.
Just found it interesting to see how the Malahat closure suddenly puts pressure on all possible alternative routes. I’m curious to know if this will create a change either with the highways, or the ferries. Or, everything will stay the same...
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Post by arrrrmatey on Jun 1, 2018 16:29:16 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni cancelling the 3:15/5:45 Due to refuelling... on a busy Friday afternoon. Service notice says she missed refuelling last night due to a stalled truck. Do vessels not carry enough fuel to safely run for at least a few days? From my time working at Tsawassen I know she doesn't take a truck load every night, but more than every 2nd night. Even if it's been 2 days I would expect them to have enough... (I guess if the C's have such a low fuel capacity there won't be any Poland trips in their future haha) (yes I know there's no plans for that! )
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