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Post by Departure Bay on Jan 26, 2019 9:15:28 GMT -8
And so Duke Point is closed for the weekend. The Coastal Inspiration came in to Departure Bay very early this morning and then headed out to Tsawwassen at 6:50 am with a rather impolite sounding of the ship's whistle. The Queen of Alberni is here now and it was interesting to watch her come in - she looks so different than the ferries that usually come in to Departure Bay.
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Post by Departure Bay on Feb 9, 2019 8:28:25 GMT -8
A friend of mine is on the Queen of Cowichan this morning, on the first ferry from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay, and she reports that the ferry is unable to dock at Horseshoe Bay because of the high winds. Marine Traffic shows the Cowichan hanging out between Bowen Island and Bowyer Island. Wonder if they'll cancel sailings. The Oak Bay is due to leave Departure Bay shortly so we'll see if she goes out on time.
Edit: Queen of Oak Bay is holding in dock at Departure Bay, currently planning to go out half an hour late.
Additional edit: The Queen of Oak Bay went out about an hour late, and is approaching Bowen Island - but the Queen of Cowichan is still unable to dock at Horseshoe Bay. The Cowichan has been sailing / holding for 4 hours now. It will be interesting if the Oak Bay arrives and both it and the Cowichan can't dock.
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Post by Departure Bay on Feb 9, 2019 10:53:44 GMT -8
The Queen of Oak Bay got to Bowen Island, but the Queen of Cowichan is still unable to dock. The Oak Bay has turned around and is heading back to Departure Bay. Not sure what the Queen of Cowichan is doing. She's still showing as sitting between Bowen Island and Bowyer Island and hasn't picked up speed yet.
Edit: The Cowichan has picked up speed and appears to be heading out past Bowen Island and back to Departure Bay.
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Post by Departure Bay on Feb 9, 2019 12:07:23 GMT -8
Apparently Sewell's Marina lost its breakwater in the wind and was heavily damaged - and there is a lot of debris in the water, making Horseshoe Bay unusable at the present time.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 9, 2019 15:06:22 GMT -8
What about docking at Tsawwassen instead?? Wouldn’t that make sense instead of going back to Nanaimo? No delays or cancellation there so it must not be that bad!
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Post by northwesterner on Feb 10, 2019 16:18:11 GMT -8
Apparently Sewell's Marina lost its breakwater in the wind and was heavily damaged - and there is a lot of debris in the water, making Horseshoe Bay unusable at the present time. Some of the video and photos of that storm are insane. Sewell's took a beating. A huge beating.
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Post by roeco on Feb 10, 2019 19:17:35 GMT -8
What about docking at Tsawwassen instead?? Wouldn’t that make sense instead of going back to Nanaimo? No delays or cancellation there so it must not be that bad! yep probably as long as Tsawassen wasn't experiencing the same issues.
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Post by Neil on Feb 11, 2019 23:10:56 GMT -8
Can anybody recall if BC Ferries has ever cancelled such a large number of sailings because of forecast snow? Wind and waves, yes, but I'm not sure if I recall one for snow, before the fact.
No idea what it's actually doing elsewhere, but here in Surrey, there's hardly any accumulation this afternoon and evening. Very light snowfall.
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Post by hwy19man on Feb 12, 2019 3:33:40 GMT -8
Can anybody recall if BC Ferries has ever cancelled such a large number of sailings because of forecast snow? Wind and waves, yes, but I'm not sure if I recall one for snow, before the fact.
No idea what it's actually doing elsewhere, but here in Surrey, there's hardly any accumulation this afternoon and evening. Very light snowfall. I cannot recall major snow cancellations for the ferries. The ferries were not canceled during the blizzard of 1996, There has been lots of snow here on Vancouver Island and plenty of snow accumulations at Swartz Bay. That accident at Lands End Road and Hwy 17 on Sunday blocked the foot passenger drop off. There were problems with vehicles on that overpass on Monday despite Sunday's accident being cleaned up.
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Post by Starsteward on Feb 12, 2019 7:34:14 GMT -8
Can anybody recall if BC Ferries has ever cancelled such a large number of sailings because of forecast snow? Wind and waves, yes, but I'm not sure if I recall one for snow, before the fact. No idea what it's actually doing elsewhere, but here in Surrey, there's hardly any accumulation this afternoon and evening. Very light snowfall. ….Awaiting an updated weather report from Surrey this morning...
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Post by Neil on Feb 12, 2019 11:13:05 GMT -8
Can anybody recall if BC Ferries has ever cancelled such a large number of sailings because of forecast snow? Wind and waves, yes, but I'm not sure if I recall one for snow, before the fact. No idea what it's actually doing elsewhere, but here in Surrey, there's hardly any accumulation this afternoon and evening. Very light snowfall. ….Awaiting an updated weather report from Surrey this morning... Very little overnight, light snow now.
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Post by Dane on Feb 12, 2019 17:16:33 GMT -8
Highway 17 on the Island side was impassable after about 5pm last night, and well into this morning. I as really impressed that the 7am Route 1 sailing left on time.
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Post by Neil on Apr 7, 2019 13:56:52 GMT -8
Here's a humorous one, from today:
Please be advised that the MV Nimpkish is currently operating 195 minutes behind schedule on its 7:30 am departure from Ocean Falls to Bella Coola. It took extra time to safely load as many vehicles as possible on each sailing.
Ah yes, the challenge of loading those four or five cars on the mighty Nimpkish, particularly when it has to be done safely.
Oh, and the connecting NorAd was late.
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Post by futureferrydriver on Apr 18, 2019 21:50:09 GMT -8
Not a service notice per se, but somewhat unusually the Queen of Capilano is doing a late night trip to Langdale (2259 departure) to deal with the Coquitlam’s overload. A nice gesture for the Langdalians who are getting screwed by the Surrey being gone...
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Post by Neil on Apr 18, 2019 21:58:03 GMT -8
Not a service notice per se, but somewhat unusually the Queen of Capilano is doing a late night trip to Langdale (2259 departure) to deal with the Coquitlam’s overload. A nice gesture for the Langdalians who are getting screwed by the Surrey being gone... 'Langdalians' Didn't know that was an actual population.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 27, 2019 19:29:30 GMT -8
Copied over from the SoBC thread ...
It has been a horrible, no good rotten day on BC Ferries' routes across Georgia Strait, in particular, Route 1. Not only this 'issue' with the SoBC, but an earlier mechanical issue with the Renaissance, & did I mention the wind. Then there was a serious medical incident on the Queen of Alberni (Route 30), and there was an IT (computer glitch) issue affecting ticketing at Horseshoe Bay and/or Departure Bay this morning. The schedules have been pretty much out the window on routes 1, 2, 3, 9 & 30.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 27, 2019 20:53:33 GMT -8
Would it have not made sense to move the Inspiration to route 1 and then move the Coquitlam to route 30 for the day seeing the Surrey is back in service so they can keep the busy Sunday schedule for route 1?? Seeing they are moving the Renaissance to replace the SOBC.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 28, 2019 6:26:04 GMT -8
Would it have not made sense to move the Inspiration to route 1 and then move the Coquitlam to route 30 for the day seeing the Surrey is back in service so they can keep the busy Sunday schedule for route 1?? Seeing they are moving the Renaissance to replace the SOBC. Not really because they would have move three vessels for a single day which would cause more problems for other routes and waste money.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 28, 2019 7:02:30 GMT -8
Apparently this would not of worked anyways now cause the Coquitlam is replacing the Cowichan for some reason. Not a good weekend for BC Ferries. The Surrey comes back now the SOBC is out and now the Cowichan is out too!
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Post by paulvanb on Apr 29, 2019 16:30:57 GMT -8
Apparently this would not of worked anyways now cause the Coquitlam is replacing the Cowichan for some reason. Not a good weekend for BC Ferries. The Surrey comes back now the SOBC is out and now the Cowichan is out too! It's like managing a soccer team!
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 14, 2019 21:59:07 GMT -8
Why is there a lack of service notice about the replacement vessel for Howe Sound Queen? I have say BC Ferries is handling Vesuvius Bay to Crofton route vessel change badly because there is schedule change and capacity change with the new vessel.
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Post by Neil on May 15, 2019 9:46:26 GMT -8
Why is there a lack of service notice about the replacement vessel for Howe Sound Queen? I have say BC Ferries is handling Vesuvius Bay to Crofton route vessel change badly because there is schedule change and capacity change with the new vessel. The change isn't happening for another three weeks or so, so they're probably trying to figure out some way to put a positive spin on what is a bad move for Saltspring Island. They have the Bowen Queen in reserve, and one wonders why that vessel couldn't have been placed at Vesuvius at least for peak season. Unless they change their minds on that count, Vesuvius is stuck with Quinitsa until the next batch of Island class vessels free up the Quinsam.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 15, 2019 11:32:11 GMT -8
Why is there a lack of service notice about the replacement vessel for Howe Sound Queen? I have say BC Ferries is handling Vesuvius Bay to Crofton route vessel change badly because there is schedule change and capacity change with the new vessel. The change isn't happening for another three weeks or so, so they're probably trying to figure out some way to put a positive spin on what is a bad move for Saltspring Island. They have the Bowen Queen in reserve, and one wonders why that vessel couldn't have been placed at Vesuvius at least for peak season. Unless they change their minds on that count, Vesuvius is stuck with Quinitsa until the next batch of Island class vessels free up the Quinsam.But why do the Northern routes vessel change happen month before and after? But doing nothing is negative while telling the public about changing vessels about month before is positive in my opinion because people could starting plan ahead for Quinista replacing the Howe Sound Queen. If it gets put up a week people while criticized BC Ferries for something that easy just putting information about change month before.
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Post by Neil on May 15, 2019 12:52:00 GMT -8
The change isn't happening for another three weeks or so, so they're probably trying to figure out some way to put a positive spin on what is a bad move for Saltspring Island. They have the Bowen Queen in reserve, and one wonders why that vessel couldn't have been placed at Vesuvius at least for peak season. Unless they change their minds on that count, Vesuvius is stuck with Quinitsa until the next batch of Island class vessels free up the Quinsam.[But why do the Northern routes vessel change happen month before and after? But doing nothing is negative while telling the public about changing vessels about month before is positive in my opinion because people could starting plan ahead for Quinista replacing the Howe Sound Queen. If it gets put up a week people while criticized BC Ferries for something that easy just putting information about change month before. It may not have been in the form of a service notice, but BC Ferries has made it known that the Howe Sound Queen was being retired. Island life is so dependent on ferries that I would be surprised if most of the people who use that route didn't already know about the change. I suspect that service notices are read by a tiny portion of the travelling public.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 15, 2019 13:36:36 GMT -8
[But why do the Northern routes vessel change happen month before and after? But doing nothing is negative while telling the public about changing vessels about month before is positive in my opinion because people could starting plan ahead for Quinista replacing the Howe Sound Queen. If it gets put up a week people while criticized BC Ferries for something that easy just putting information about change month before. It may not have been in the form of a service notice, but BC Ferries has made it known that the Howe Sound Queen was being retired. Island life is so dependent on ferries that I would be surprised if most of the people who use that route didn't already know about the change. I suspect that service notices are read by a tiny portion of the travelling public. Still BC Ferries job on the website to information about this major change because it shouldn’t be the public job search for that information and keep public mind on it. BC Ferries could explain the plan to prevent delays and overloads with the Quinista. The service notice and schedule should be posted on May 1 because the public could start plan ahead.
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