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Post by Scott on Feb 20, 2006 22:36:00 GMT -8
Heard on the news today (CKNW) that there was a small fire in the engine room on the Queen of Prince Rupert today. The ferry was able to complete the voyage to Prince Rupert. There were only 55 passengers on board.
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Post by hergfest on Feb 21, 2006 0:06:46 GMT -8
Nothing on the service notices. The Queen of the North should be ready to go back into service, but that would screw up thier positioning cruises.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 21, 2006 10:07:21 GMT -8
uh oh, and that wouldent be good as I am suppose to be on the Queen of Prince Rupert cruise south.
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Post by Mike C on Feb 21, 2006 16:20:26 GMT -8
Is this somehow related to the fire on the Surrey?
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Post by queenofalberni1976 on Feb 22, 2006 11:52:36 GMT -8
I will try to get to the beach to watch the Queen of the North head northbound and the Prince Rupert South Bound.
Why do they have the Prince Rupert Not arriving at Tsawwassen until 3pm, Its only about a 12 hour or less sailing time?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 22, 2006 12:42:34 GMT -8
Cause the Queen of Prince Rupert is a slower ship. The North does about 22 knots and the Prince Rupert only does about 18 knots there for the Prince Rupert takes about 17 hours to do the trip compared to 12 hours on the North.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 24, 2006 10:46:51 GMT -8
You might have to be down there early to see the Queen of Prince Rupert sail past cause we leave at 10pm so I have no idea what time we will be sailing by Parksville. In the early morning I would say.
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Post by Scott on Mar 9, 2006 22:12:22 GMT -8
It was a minor fire. Here's an excerpt from the Prince Rupert Daily News:
"B.C. Ferries' crew members were quick to put out a smoldering insulation blanket on the Queen of Prince Rupert yesterday afternoon as she travelled from Skidegate.
Deborah Marshall, B.C. Ferries spokesperson, said the company will be investigating the incident, however at the moment the company believes it was caused by failed exhaust gasket.
"There were actually no flames but smoke and sparks from an insulation blanket," she said.
She said a gasket blew out of an exhaust manifold causing sparks and an insulation blanket to start smoking.
Crew were quick to respond and extinguished the smoke in four minutes. The 51 passengers on board were mustered but were not required to leave the vessel.
"The captain was quite pleased with the way the crew reacted quickly," said Marshall. "All the drills and safety procedures paid off."
The vessel was reduced to operating on three engines -- down from four -- while crew dealt with the incident but was back operating on four engines and back on schedule when it departed last night.
Both the Queen of Prince Rupert, which makes trips between here and the Queen Charlotte Islands, and the Queen of the North, which travels between Rupert and Port Hardy along the Inside Passage, were built in the 1960's and B.C. Ferries says they need to be replaced. While these particular vessels remain safe and have been cleared by Transport Canada, B.C. Ferries is currently moving ahead with a $350 million replacement of the vessels on the Northern Routes that is expected to take place at the rate of one vessel per year between 2009 and 2011."
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