|
Post by Charles on Sept 2, 2020 13:03:45 GMT -8
great video charles and coincidencetly that is me sounding the horns on the new west i wasn't able to get my own video but i am glad some one knew the significantce of the pull chord. cheers Jimmy Really, how are you so certain? She sounded her whistle with the pull chord multiple times when I was on my vacation, do you work on the bridge?
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Aug 31, 2020 16:49:02 GMT -8
It’s just unlucky and unfortunate as they couldn’t have foreseen the spike in traffic from early quarantine numbers and rehiring is just a logistical nightmare as they have to go through the process of hiring and retraining just for the employees to be laid off in a few weeks.
Sadly it’s not as easy as just “running” the ships full time, as to why they didn’t see the spike earlier in the summer and not begin the process I don’t fully understand but still it may have just been a loss for BCFerries to go through the process.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Aug 3, 2020 12:48:55 GMT -8
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 31, 2020 17:11:24 GMT -8
I wonder what's attacked the BC Ferries website. On perhaps the busiest weekend of the year, it's been down all day... Maybe cyber terrorism or hackers. I’d bet on an unprecedented amount of traffic all at one time. People who need to check how full their boat is or people who are late and seeing if they can still make their ferry 😉
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 19, 2020 22:15:03 GMT -8
i've noticed a lot of you guys either have major irritations/serious issues with BCF's service notices. there's a lot of stuff which went on today that i'm sure will drive you guys bonkers. it took me a bit to piece it together, but with all the serious delays, i sense enough ppl got mad about it that it's going to be on the late news. if it's not, i'll put up some screenshots for you guys tm. Posting service notices is kind of the point of this thread though... speaking of which Service Notice - Sailing Delay - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Victoria (Swartz Bay) - Spirit of Vancouver Island #ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen - #SwartzBay #SpiritOfVancouverIsland is operating 94 minutes behind schedule Posted Sunday, July 19, 2020 Print Version Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s): - Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Victoria (Swartz Bay) Update as of 8:38 pm Please be advised that the Spirit of Vancouver Island is operating 94 minutes behind schedule due to a mechanical issue, the vessel was experiencing a problem with closing the stores doors. Engineers have rectified the issue. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of this sailing delay. www.bcferries.com/bcfservicenotice?id=7994
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 8, 2020 17:30:56 GMT -8
It’s been a bit interesting here on Mayne Island. Even though the schedule says there’s a ferry at 6AM to Swartz Bay from Tsawwassen, there isn’t, they actually start at seven. Also every few hours there just isn’t a boat.
Finally a regular summer has the Queen of New Westminster go from Swartz Bay and the Coastal Celebration to Tsawwassen and vice versa but now they’ll send the Queen of New West on two morning sailing from Tsawwassen then shut her down for the rest of the day then start up the Coastal Celebration for the rest of the day, so it’s definitely not a regular summer schedule but it’s definitely good that BCFerries budged and added as many extra sailings as they did!
PS the Spirt of B.C. has started only using her three tone whistle where as the Spirt of Vancouver Island will only use her’s if there’s a pleasure craft in the way, maybe it’s like how the Swartz Bay crews never sounded the Coastal Celebration’s three tone whistle..?
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 2, 2020 17:39:53 GMT -8
I saw that as well BCFerries site can be quite inconsistent at times, weird...
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 2, 2020 12:18:54 GMT -8
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 1, 2020 21:27:34 GMT -8
The service notice actually says as of July 6th.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jun 30, 2020 9:23:41 GMT -8
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jun 15, 2020 18:39:50 GMT -8
I just checked the reservations, it says the Queen of New Westminster will be on full stand by only, so she may see service only when needed I believe but it’s not completely out of the question.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jun 6, 2020 20:31:07 GMT -8
How about..... preserving and repuurposing the SUPERSTRUCTURE of say, the new west?? Please elaborate that sounds like an interesting idea!
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jun 4, 2020 18:04:11 GMT -8
so then by your logic, that means nothing the passenger touches can go through the dishwasher? all cutlery, china, drinking vessels, (even plastic trays?) will henceforth be disposable? It's not my logic - like I said, it's what a local restaurant stated as a concern of theirs to reopening, and there's no reason why it wouldn't apply to BCF. Again, to be clear, it's not the dishwasher itself, but the pre-rinse that requires blasting plates and utensils with a hand-held high-pressure nozzle over the sink in an unenclosed kitchen environment. For everything else a passenger touches on the ship, you can wipe down with sanitizing agents - seats, door handles, railings. Can't do that with grimy dishes and utensils unless you want to take forever handwashing them. I’m actually a dishwasher/cook for Boston Pizza and we still wash all of our dishes with our high power nozzle... I don’t think it’s that big of a concern as long as you’re wearing a basic mask, and if you feel unsafe, invest in a higher quality mask or face shield. Perhaps it’s different on a vessel with cleaning dishes, but I see no reason why it would be such a massive issue and if it really is then they just convert to all disposable utensils, plates and cups.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on May 25, 2020 17:49:42 GMT -8
dear geofferoski: i think its a great idea. thanks for daydreaming aloud. and dear mike, wettcoast, compdude787, neil (and others im sure): i definitely think it is better than 0% it can happen. The thing is that to upkeep the vessels would cost an astronomical amount, and all of BCFerries decommissioned vessels, (That I know about I could be wrong), have either been scrapped or sold for future use and I don’t believe the Sidney would count as “preserved“. It would be quite amazing to have one but in reality, who has the capital to actually make this a reality who actually would follow through with it? It’s not that the idea is impossible it’s just highly improbable.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jan 4, 2020 16:52:07 GMT -8
Does anyone in this thread know about air chime whistles and their makings? Is it even possible for the Queen of New Westminster to sound like it does in this video? It’s so strange because it went from a minor chord after being repaired to almost sounding like the Queen of Burnaby’s Airchimes , this really puzzles me It's not possible, because that's the Queen of Vancouver in that video, and her horn sounded a different chord to the Queen of New Westminster. My apologies, I didn’t look quite close enough.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Oct 6, 2019 11:17:43 GMT -8
The Queen of New Westminster’s whistle from July 2019. It sounds like the Queen of Burnaby’s whistle somewhat now, except for that one note
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Sept 23, 2019 20:31:05 GMT -8
Hybrid, not electric, I don’t think we have advanced enough technology for a vessel that size to be electric only.
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Aug 27, 2019 20:18:15 GMT -8
I haven’t seen any on the Salish Orca but the other Salish Vessels may be different
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 10, 2019 19:16:29 GMT -8
I have two things I would like design wise, covered outer decks at least for one deck or parts of one deck, something interesting and unique that would give the vessels something interesting about them, also a bow area like the C class vessels. Otherwise, the Coastal Vessels are quite nice to ride on and of course some nice three tone Airchime whistles sounding an E Major would be greatly appreciated. A nice new amenity would be usable wifi, they currently have wifi technically but if you try to connect, it will just tell you that the network has no internet connection. If those changes were made to the Coastal Class and also the changes for the amount of passengers and cars, I think they would be pretty solid ships!
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 9, 2019 6:20:49 GMT -8
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jul 7, 2019 14:21:41 GMT -8
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Jun 22, 2019 9:02:53 GMT -8
I'm getting a weird feeling from the New Westminster's horn now. It's gone to that haunting minor chord after the repairs, and it sounds amazing, but... Call me crazy, but it almost sounds like she's sad. Like how the Nanaimo's whistle used to have that little hiccup at the end of its soundings, as she was approaching retirement - almost like she was choking up, knowing her trip to oblivion was near and she'd never see Active Pass again. Given that the rest of the West's sisters are gone from the fleet and sailed off into that great yonder, maybe I'm not far off. Or maybe I'm just weird and I'm reading too much into things that aren't things. Don't try to tell me these ships don't have souls though. -qod The Queen of New Westminster’s horn is sliding up a step in pitch again, similar to LLM’s ferry horn video in 2015, I will post a video of it once I can use a PC
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Apr 18, 2019 12:00:26 GMT -8
Did anyone else notice the fact that the coat of arms has been removed from under her bridge?
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Apr 4, 2019 17:48:23 GMT -8
Does anyone know if they gave the SOVI the same treatment with and added tri chime whistles or did they leave it out because of how loud they were?
|
|
|
Post by Charles on Nov 16, 2018 18:30:43 GMT -8
A new news article from Fiji... Local shipping magnate George Goundar is away for three weeks to shop for another vessel while four of his vessels have been advertised for sale. Senior Master of the Goundar Shipping Limited fleet Captain Inoke Ratotodro has confirmed company managing director Mr Goundar’s trip and its purpose. Captain Ratotodro confirmed that four of Goundar Shipping Limited’s vessels although have been advertised for sale were still in operation. Vessels on sale include Lomaiviti Princess II, III, IV and V. Mr Goundar had said last month that he would be shopping overseas for another vessel. Captain Ratotodro confirmed on Monday that of the three vessels put up for sale one is berthed in Suva for staffing reasons. “Lomaiviti III is in port because there are not enough crew members to operate it,” Mr Ratotodro said. “While they are been put up for sale they are still in operation,” he said. Lomaiviti III services Savusavu and Koro Island, “Lomaiviti Princess II is leaving tomorrow (yesterday) for Vanuabalavu, Cicia for the Lau franchise run facilitated by Government,” he said on Monday. “Lomaiviti Princess IV is at Taveuni for the daily Taveuni to Natuvu run. “Lomaiviti Princess V does the Suva to Savusavu trip and return twice a week.” Lomaiviti Princess V departs for Savusavu on Mondays and returns on Fridays. It again leaves on Fridays and returns early Monday mornings. The $2.5 million Lomaiviti Princess V was purchased last year. It is the biggest inter-island vessel in Fiji with five-star facilities on board. From fijisun.com.fj/2018/10/31/goundars-four-vessels-on-sale-still-operating-shops-for-another/Could he possibly be selling the ex Nanaimo already or is this just a poorly worded or even incorrect article by Fijisun? It would be quite strange to sell the Nanny only a year later after acquiring it:
|
|