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Post by DENelson83 on Mar 9, 2008 22:51:46 GMT -8
And why does CurCon report that the route 2 vessels are making the crossings in 35 minutes as opposed to 95 minutes? Someone over there forgot DST started today?
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Post by Neil on Mar 9, 2008 22:52:34 GMT -8
I was on the 5:00 sailing from Horseshoe Bay, which left at about 5:35. "Heavy weekend traffic", they said. Then at Departure Bay, they were taking on stores, and we didn't leave until about 8:20.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 10, 2008 8:42:11 GMT -8
The screwed up times on the current conditions was probably due to the time change. I have seen it happen before during the time changes. Route 1 and 30 arrivals and departures were showing 35 to 1hr crossings.
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Post by Retrovision on Mar 10, 2008 21:11:03 GMT -8
Sometimes I can only laugh at what BCFS chooses to draw attention to and what they conveniently leave out of the service notices list, etc., but only because there's so little we can do about it. There is little notice given of the major schedule change when the Queen of New Westminster goes in for major refit and the slower Queen of Esquimalt takes over - simply a change in the online schedule with no official notice given to anyone who thought they could rely on the area of the website reserved for these kinds of service notices - and yet now when reverting to the original schedule there is official notice given. What is even the point of having an area of the BCFS website dedicated to official service notices when such fundemental discrepancies prove it to be unreliable?
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Post by Nick on Mar 14, 2008 14:45:16 GMT -8
Posted March 14 2008 Beginning Monday, March 17 with the 5:35 a.m. sailing from Saltery Bay, the MV Queen of Tsawwassen will replace the MV Queen of Chilliwack, which is being removed from service to undergo necessary maintenance.
The MV Queen of Chilliwack is expected to return to service on Thursday, March 27 with the 5:35 a.m. sailing from Saltery Bay.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 14, 2008 16:43:16 GMT -8
Anyone up for making a trip up to Saltery Bay to ride the Tsawwassen on Easter weekend?? Preferably Sunday or Monday??
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Mar 14, 2008 20:31:07 GMT -8
ARRGGGHHH!!! This is terrible! The four days that I am down at the coast, and am PLANNING to go on the Queen of Chilliwack, she has to be replaced! She'll be around for a few more years anyways, so it's not that big of a deal.
On another note, I will be on the 11:25 from Earls Cove on March 23rd (The Sunday), so if anyone would like to join me that would be great!
This is somewhat of a good thing though, as I do not have any good profile shots of the Tsawwassen, and she does a nice photoshoot coming into Earls Cove!
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Post by Nick on Mar 14, 2008 20:38:53 GMT -8
I created a new thread in the group trip section to discuss this further. here's the link.
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Post by ferrytraveller on Mar 15, 2008 10:16:53 GMT -8
Beginning Monday, March 17 with the 5:35 a.m. sailing from Saltery Bay, the MV Queen of Tsawwassen will replace the MV Queen of Chilliwack, which is being removed from service to undergo necessary maintenance.
The MV Queen of Chilliwack is expected to return to service on Thursday, March 27 with the 5:35 a.m. sailing from Saltery Bay.
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Post by ferrytraveller on Mar 15, 2008 10:17:14 GMT -8
Queen of Surrey Returns To Service On March 17 Posted March 14, 2008
The Queen of Surrey will be returning to service from regularly scheduled maintenance on Monday March 17, beginning with the 2:30 p.m. sailing from Langdale.
The Queen of Coquitlam will continue to operate on the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale route until the Queen of Surrey returns to service.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 15, 2008 16:48:59 GMT -8
Vessel Replacement Posted March 15, 2008 Updated at 2:25 pm
Please be advised that the Queen of Vancouver will replace the Spirit of British Columbia starting with the 3:00 pm departure from Tsawwassen for the remainder of the day. Customers are reminded that the Queen of Vancouver is a vessel of smaller capacity.
For information please feel free to call toll free 1-888-BC FERRY (1-888-223-3779) or visit our Vessel Tracking web page.
We do apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this vessel replacement.
What is up with this??? SOBC just came back into service and now she is out again. Not good.
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Post by Hardy on Mar 16, 2008 6:03:32 GMT -8
What is up with this??? SOBC just came back into service and now she is out again. Not good. Isn't this par for the course, with a vessel returning from a refit? I've more or less come to just expect it now. Maybe they found John from GlobalTVBC hiding in the bathroom and had to take the ship out of service.
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Post by ferrytraveller on Mar 17, 2008 12:10:56 GMT -8
Temporary Schedule Additions Suspended Posted March 15, 2008
Effective Thursday, March 20, the 7 a.m. (leaving Hornby Island) and the 7:15 a.m. (leaving Denman Island) temporary schedule additions (Monday through Thursday only) are suspended, due to the implementation of the supplementary service with the MV Klitsa (second ship) between Vancouver Island (Buckley Bay) and Denman Island.
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 20, 2008 18:14:45 GMT -8
Alright, it's official guys! www.bcferries.com/schedules/notices/notice03200802.htmlTemporary Replacement Vessel Posted March 20, 2008 MV Queen of TsawwassenBeginning Wednesday, April 2 with the 6:30 a.m. sailing from Comox (Little River), the MV Queen of Tsawwassen will replace the MV Queen of Burnaby, which is being removed from serviceto undergo regulatory dry-docking and necessary maintenance. This work is expected to take approximately four weeks. Due to the smaller vehicle capacity of the MV Queen of Tsawwassen, customers are encouraged to arrive at the terminal at least 60 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing time. This will assist our staff in processing traffic efficiently, and help with on-time departures.For further schedule information, please call 1 888 BCFERRY (1 888 223 3779).
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Post by Mike C on Mar 20, 2008 18:21:55 GMT -8
For your convenience... I'm sure BC Ferries is deeply sorry and they're trying everything they can. Sailing Delay Swartz Bay-Southern Gulf Islands Posted March 20, 2008Updated at 6:32 pm
Please be advised the Queen of Cumberland is currently thirty (30) minutes behind schedule and the Mayne Queen is currently one hour behind schedule.
Neither vessel will make up the time tonight.
For updated sailing information please call toll free 1-888-BC FERRY (223-3779) between 7 am and 10 pm.
We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this delay.
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Post by Coastal Canuck on Mar 20, 2008 20:30:56 GMT -8
Service Notices - Comox-Powell River
Cancelled Sailings Posted March 20, 2008
The following MV Queen of Burnaby sailings have been cancelled to allow time for necessary work to the MV Queen of Burnaby’s electrical systems:
Lv. Comox 7:15 p.m. March 29 (Sat.) 6:30 a.m. March 30 (Sun.) Lv. Powell River 8:45 p.m. March 29 (Sat.) 8:10 a.m. March 30 (Sun.)
Service between Comox and Powell River will resume on Sunday, March 30 at 10:10 a.m.
BC Ferries thanks our customers for their patience while this necessary work is completed.
For further schedule information please call 1-888-BCFERRY (1 888 223 3779).
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Post by kylefossett on Mar 20, 2008 20:44:59 GMT -8
sailing delays on swartz bay- outer gulf islands is probably due to heavy traffic.
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Post by Hardy on Mar 24, 2008 5:53:01 GMT -8
No official service notice on this yet (expect one), but the 0515 DP-TSA has not left yet (Cowichan). CurCon has no info on that sailing, but is showing the corresponding 0745 from TSA-DP as cancelled. I wonder how long they are going to wait until they post something about the 0515 that has not left yet, or a service notice.
In any case, the C-class curse for each and every long weekend strikes again.
I suppose they could either try to get the Esq into the mix, or steal the Coq off of route-2 if they cannot get the Cow going again....
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Post by Coastal Canuck on Mar 24, 2008 9:38:02 GMT -8
The Cow left 1 minute early on her 10:15 sailing
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Post by Alberni on Mar 24, 2008 11:34:25 GMT -8
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Post by Hardy on Mar 24, 2008 14:23:35 GMT -8
OMG - that's sad. I guess when you are on Rte-30, you are probably already at the most reduced license you can operate under. Pity they could not grab a terminal staff member and make the sailings. I would imagine, even though there was a NO COMMENT, that there will be some kind of disciplinary action unless there were extenuating circumstances.
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Post by kylefossett on Mar 24, 2008 14:26:35 GMT -8
your terminal staff may not have the required training to work aboard the ferry. this would also cause issues with the union. everybody knows that you don't p*%% off the ferries union.
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Post by Nickfro on Mar 24, 2008 14:45:58 GMT -8
Here's a circumstance that you don't see very often up at Routes 21 & 22: ____________________________________________________ Service Notices - Denman Island-Hornby Island
Sailings Resume Posted March 24, 2008Updated as of 3:20 pm Due to an operational issue, the ramp at Gravelly Bay (Denman Island East) is temporarily out of service. Ferry traffic is current being routed directly between Buckley Bay and Shingle Spit (Hornby Island) until further notice. For current sailing information, please call 1-888-BC FERRY (1-888-223-3779). We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this temporary change in service. ___________________________________________________ Now I wonder if the Tachek will be the only ferry doing the Buckley-Hornby run, or if they will add the Klitsa to accompany the Tachek and do this longer run as well, now that they have 3 ferries up in that area. The Buckley Bay terminal will be getting overworked. It's tight enough shoehorning 2 ferries on the Denman run, and now we have a third! If Siitech still worked north of Nanaimo we would be able to know what's actually happening.
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Post by Hardy on Mar 24, 2008 16:57:15 GMT -8
your terminal staff may not have the required training to work aboard the ferry. this would also cause issues with the union. everybody knows that you don't p*%% off the ferries union. True enough with regards to the training. If (s)he didn't hold his maritime certificate... but if (s)he did ... As for the union, well, we ended up with how many cars/trucks and pax needing to be UNLOADED from the Cow?? Plus losing one round trip total on an otherwise busy day ... That is the problem with the early sailings on Rte-30 -- there's really not that much you can do if you are under-staffed, and there is no one available that can jump in QUICKLY enough to get the boat out relatively on time. As it was, they did not mark the 0515 as cancelled until about 0630, so they must have been trying to rouse someone to come and fill the spot! Another question - if all the traffic bound for Tsa was already loaded, would they have made them BACK off, or would they have taken the Cow out and turned her around to let the traffic DRIVE off? I would imagine that due to the fact that there were SEMIS onboard and they don't back up worth a damn, that they probably spun the boat around to allow the vehicles to drive off....
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Post by Coastal Canuck on Mar 24, 2008 21:40:11 GMT -8
Another question - if all the traffic bound for Tsa was already loaded, would they have made them BACK off, or would they have taken the Cow out and turned her around to let the traffic DRIVE off? I would imagine that due to the fact that there were SEMIS onboard and they don't back up worth a damn, that they probably spun the boat around to allow the vehicles to drive off.... I don't think they can load the ship till all of the crew is on the boat
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