Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 19, 2006 17:09:45 GMT -8
Just in from CH news from someone from CH who is aboard the Queen of Prince Rupert tonight they say their will be a ceremony tommorrow morning at like 5am when the Queen of Prince Rupert passes the Queen of the North sink site. The captain will come on at the location and passengers and crew will have a ceremony and throw flowers or something overboard, and they even said a crew member from the Queen of Burnaby has did a special tribute song for the Queen of the North and will be singing it tommorrow. This actually would of been a neat sailing to be on.
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Post by Scott on Apr 19, 2006 21:17:33 GMT -8
Yeah, there is a reporter from CKNW on the ferry tonight. He said the crew on the Queen of Prince Rupert bought 101 roses to throw into the water... 99 white roses and two red roses. They're going to stop the ship over where the Queen of the North is and hold a short ceremony, like Karl mentioned.
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Post by tyty on Apr 19, 2006 23:01:08 GMT -8
CKNW's Stephen Smart also reported that nearly 150 people (102 passengers and 43 crew, in fact) and 80 vehicles were on board the first northbound QPR sailing... pretty full, no?
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Post by Retrovision on Apr 19, 2006 23:10:54 GMT -8
80 vehicles were on board the first northbound QPR sailing... pretty full, no? They certainly won't be top heavy, as many may choose to stay in their vehicles. Is that allowed? |
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Post by tyty on Apr 19, 2006 23:36:17 GMT -8
No, but people do it.
Access to the vehicle deck is not permitted during sailings with the northern vessels. If you have to grab something from your vehicle during a sailing on the QPR, you must go to the Purser's Office to get permission. He/she will actually unlock the door to a stairway leading down to the vehicle deck.
The crew is pretty good about letting you go down if you need to grab medication or something to that effect. If you were on board in Hecate Strait during rough seas, though, I would assume access to the vehicle deck would be much more difficult.
The one time I rode the QPR from Skidegate to Prince Rupert, I know of two passengers that remained in their vehicle after driving on and after the vessel set sail. One wanted to spend some time with his dog while enjoying a nice beverage!
His activity down there was quite evident by the time he came up to deck 5 ... LOL
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Post by guest on Apr 20, 2006 13:33:54 GMT -8
Thought you might like to read the script from the sailing.
QPR returns to QON site
Good morning passengers and crew, this is the Captain speaking. We are now in Wright Sound. At 25 minutes after midnight, on the early morning of March 22, 2006, the BC ferry Queen of the North went aground near Juan Point, on Gil Island, situated on our port side, the left hand side of this ship. The Queen of the North started taking on water immediately, and fast. The Captain of the ship made the decision to evacuate the vessel.
At 01:40, the Queen of the North sank to the bottom of the sound, where she now lays upright and proud at more than 1400 ft deep. Though the crew initially believed that they had successfully evacuated all 101 passengers and crew, they eventually had to come to the dark realisation that two (2) of the passengers were missing. Mr. Gerald Foisy and Ms Shirley Rosette went down with the Queen of the North and have not been found. We will now come to a stop and will observe two (2) minutes of silence…
Two (2) minutes of silence…
The wreck of the Queen of the North lies directly below us, at more than 1400 ft of water. All of today’s crew members on the Queen of Prince Rupert have worked on the Queen of the North. The Queen of the North’s crew on the early morning of March 22nd were our ship mates…our heart goes out to them, in support of their professionalism and heroism on that fateful night…
Other heroes are the community of Hartley Bay, the local fishermen, and the proud crew of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Special thanks to the people of Prince Rupert and other communities in the vicinity throughout these trying circumstances.
When sailors first set out to sea, we do it with full admiration of the sea, and with a heart full of ambitions…with no thoughts what so ever that this beautiful sea could be our worst enemy…the sea took away our flag ship…….from her engineers, who have been in every tank, her catering crew who strived to put a smile on our worldwide passengers, to her deck hands who proudly steered her, and her various Captains who had the pleasure and the honour of handling her…We will never forget…
The Queen of the North has sailed up and down the inside passage for 26 years…and for the years untold, we will sail over her, and we will remember her and the two (2) missing soles, for ever…
One long blast on the ship’s whistle…
Captain Orval Bouchard
Senior Master
Queen of Prince Rupert
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Post by Neil on Apr 20, 2006 14:52:59 GMT -8
Very nice, and appropos. (Except for the 'soles') Would have had quite an impact to actually be there.
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Post by guest on Apr 20, 2006 17:45:30 GMT -8
 "soles" is in the script but im sure they meant "souls". Its all the same over the P.A. I guess.
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 20, 2006 18:30:31 GMT -8
yeah that was a really nice script. Saw it on the news too. Would of been an interesting, but really sad sailing to take today on the Rupert. 2 days April 22nd markes 1 month since the North sunk.
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Post by Retrovision on Apr 20, 2006 19:04:15 GMT -8
"soles" is in the script but im sure they meant "souls". Its all the same over the P.A. I guess. ...the term used was still " missing," over the P.A. system, when the Captain of the Queen of Vancouver made the announcement to the passengers of March 22nd's 6 a.m. from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay. |
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Post by Retrovision on Apr 20, 2006 19:06:01 GMT -8
hey, where's cascade on this one?
not able to speak due to a possible conflict of interest?
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Post by Scott on Apr 20, 2006 22:42:19 GMT -8
Anyone have the words to the song that one of the crew members wrote and sang?
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Post by BrianWilliams on Apr 21, 2006 2:59:11 GMT -8
"Access to the vehicle deck is not permitted during sailings with the northern vessels..."
This is true of all the mainline ferries, I believe.
Anyway, on our 2004 Q of Chilliwack trip to Bella Coola, we were ready to leave our dogs below for 13 hours, with just a couple of pre-arranged visits, accompanied by a crewmember. That's what the rules said.
In fact, Chilliwack's purser told us to go below as often and whenever we liked. Perhaps not the safest policy, but it was exploited by the dozen dog people on that trip.
Unlike most large BCF boats, Chilliwack's car deck is totally enclosed. No ports, no air, noisy and dimly-lit. Ugh, an awful place.
The mutts didn't mind. We had to wake 'em up for our few visits, and they were happy to go back to snoozing in the car after a gallop 'round the rusty dungeon.
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Post by nolonger on Apr 21, 2006 19:12:16 GMT -8
Anyone have the words to the song that one of the crew members wrote and sang? John, I will try to get that for you, |
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Post by nolonger on Apr 21, 2006 19:50:18 GMT -8
Anyone have the words to the song that one of the crew members wrote and sang? THE SINKING OF 'THE QUEEN OF THE NORTH' Does anyone know when their last day will be On a run from Rupert south to Hardy She sailed so long, Pride of the fleet Now shes alone so cold and deep On a moonless night when the stars were hidden With rain and wind and seas forbidding She stayed upright till her crew was safe And then she slipped beneath the waves Now the hardest time a sailor knows Is to watch your ship as she sinks below A piece of your heart and a piece of your soul Has somehow lost its anchor hold God bless our friends from Hartley Bay Angels sent crashing through the spray And God bless those who heard the call The bravest sailors of them all We loved “The North” she was our own So fast and clean we called her “Home” Our flagship was so fair and fine And she’ll sail forever on our union sign She’ll sail forever on our union sign. Lyrics by Clive Quigley copyright Clive Quigley 2006 |
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 21, 2006 20:45:00 GMT -8
That was a really nice song!
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Post by Curtis on Oct 21, 2006 23:50:56 GMT -8
Uh-Oh This is twice now I've seen spam. Mod Squad if you Please.
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Post by Dane on Oct 22, 2006 11:24:20 GMT -8
I think he was actually trying to post a file, I've seen it before on another board where it was an honest mistake.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 22, 2006 12:10:59 GMT -8
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Post by Balfour on Oct 22, 2006 19:24:38 GMT -8
We mods are humans too. well... except for maybe Graham...
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Post by Retrovision on Oct 22, 2006 21:00:17 GMT -8
That's why they call me Tsawwassen Terminator  |
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"soles" is in the script but im sure they meant "souls". Its all the same over the P.A. I guess.
