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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 15, 2012 14:09:06 GMT -8
Happy Birthday, Markus!
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 13, 2012 12:06:36 GMT -8
As of 13:00h the tow is 100 miles off the coast abeam of Waldport OR.
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 12, 2012 15:03:12 GMT -8
Thank you so much for posting those, mayne! We also sent a request into BCFS to let the afternoon crews know of the Vancouver's movement so they too could pay respects to their former ship.
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 10, 2012 8:23:53 GMT -8
Happy Birthday, Kahloke!
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 9, 2012 13:53:16 GMT -8
As soon as I find out when they will be passing Sechelt, I will head down to the waterfront for any photo opportunities.
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 7, 2012 14:34:49 GMT -8
Welcome to the West Coast Ferries Forum's coverage of the departure from BC and the tow to Ensenada of the retired BC ferries MV QUEEN OF VANCOUVER and MV QUEEN OF SAANICH. Rather than using each ship's thread, it's been decided to combine the two ships together into this thread specifically for postings related to the towing. It has been overheard that both ferries will be towed by one tug to Ensenada. So, with Flugel Horn's blessing, this thread has been set up for this. According to the pilot order slate, the Tug ALAN G (the above slate has the tug's name misspelled) is estimated to depart Fanny Bay on Thursday afternoon at 1400PDT with the QUEEN OF VANCOUVER. The QUEEN OF SAANICH has been seen on Howe Sound being readied for the trip to Ensenada. The ALAN G was the tug that towed the MV QUEEN OF ESQUIMALT (in disguise as MV PRINCESS JACQUELINE) from Port Alberni on her live-ending trip to Ensenada. This tug should be arriving soon for the towing of the next two. The V-Class (VICTORIA and VANCOUVER) and the E-Class (ESQUIMALT and SAANICH) ferries have been good workhorses in BC. We thank them for their services. BCF still operates the N-Class (NANAIMO, NEW WESTMINSTER, and BURNABY) ferries. So, the departure coverage of the QUEEN OF VANCOUVER and QUEEN OF SAANICH begins at this time. Not to be nitpicky here, the Esquimalt and Saanich are both V-Class, there is no such thing as an E-Class. The Burnaby Class trio of Nanaimo, New West, and Burnaby, they are not refered to as N-Class.
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 5, 2012 16:09:21 GMT -8
Happy Berthday, MileagePhoto!
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 5, 2012 15:51:09 GMT -8
The close-up pictures remind me of something I remember seeing while waiting at Swartz Bay to catch a ferry during my UVic days... The lifted section of the V class ships always looked a little "off" to me, I think mostly because the side of the car deck had a break in the taper that it had been originally designed with. But nevertheless, I was always impressed by how the ships were stretched and lifted. Now it seems the only company doing that kind of work is Stena. This was the case for all the V-Class. You can clearly see where the new steel was welded up to the original. The New West has this phenomenon as well.
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Post by Mirrlees on Aug 4, 2012 20:44:49 GMT -8
Great photos, Mike. It is sad that vandals have also been busy smashing windows etc.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 21, 2012 10:17:03 GMT -8
It is either the 'Saanich or 'Esquimalt. You can't see the pipes peeking over the rim of the funnel like on the "Vic and "Van.
I'd go so far to say it's Queen of Saanich.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 20, 2012 18:26:09 GMT -8
This isn't about BCF's website, but I thought this would be a good place to put this for comparison purposes. Marine Atlantic just launched its new website. www.marine-atlantic.ca/index.asp. I just spent a few minutes exploring it a bit and I'm extremely impressed with it. It's clear, concise, and all information is easily found in a logical format. The important information, such as current conditions and schedules are right there on the front page. Compare this to the current incarnation of the BCF website. I find BCF's website to be incredibly convoluted and unclear. I can never find what I'm looking for with the first click.. it's always trial and error. Particularly irksome on a phone or other portable device. I'm curious what other people think? Wow that really is easy to navigate! A site like this sure makes BCFS website look like a hodge-podge with everything all over hell's half acre. I think that BCFS could learn a thing or two from the design of the Marine Atlantic site.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 10, 2012 21:54:27 GMT -8
Does anyone know if BC Ferries has a stash of old Dogwood flags hidden somewhere at Deas or at HQ? There must have been a lot of leftovers when they did the switch. Maybe they wouldn't mind boosting their revenues a bit by selling them off! I would assume that anything that had the Dogwood on it swiftly went to the landfill in 2003.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 10, 2012 19:46:43 GMT -8
That video just breaks my heart the 'Saanich served us so well for many years. She certainly does not deserve a retirement being desecrated by these hoodlums!!!
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 8, 2012 15:30:25 GMT -8
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 7, 2012 22:54:33 GMT -8
A classic shot of Queen of Oak Bay arriving at Departure Bay in July, 1991.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 7, 2012 22:44:45 GMT -8
A classic shot of Al Bundy departing Tsawwassen in August 1991.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 7, 2012 22:35:04 GMT -8
I may have posted this before so here it is again. A classic shot of Nanny in Active Pass August, 1988.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 6, 2012 20:43:44 GMT -8
Does anyone know why the Queen of Saanich would not show up on the Canada ship registry... not by name or by official number? Did you try her pseudo name "Owen Belle" along with her official number?
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Post by Mirrlees on Jul 6, 2012 20:36:09 GMT -8
I'd be interested in at least hearing how much it would cost. X4
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Post by Mirrlees on Jun 29, 2012 13:23:58 GMT -8
Here is the link. This took a little while to find too!
Go to the Current Listings and look for Bailiff Sales Special Section.
It appears the 'Vancouver has been under arrest much like the predicament the 'Saanich finds herself in these days.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jun 23, 2012 14:34:10 GMT -8
Those photos are rather old. It's when she was parked with the Queen of Vancouver while the pair were in Nanaimo for a few months.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jun 15, 2012 14:57:30 GMT -8
I don't know which I like better, Elwha or the real wooden dolphins! Haha! ;D
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Post by Mirrlees on Jun 13, 2012 16:53:37 GMT -8
Did she sound the full chord or just the single note?
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Post by Mirrlees on Jun 13, 2012 16:24:44 GMT -8
Maybe for the minor vessels. I think something the size of the Bowen Queen will still need the services of a traditional drydock.
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Post by Mirrlees on Jun 13, 2012 10:09:38 GMT -8
Happy Berthday goes out to forum member piglet today! Celebrate with a ferry trip!!!
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