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Post by 1foot2ships on Mar 15, 2021 13:35:13 GMT -8
hi guys... some more photos. definitely not as HQ (as you amateur professionals here), but just my attempt at contributing |
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Post by grk2 on Mar 15, 2021 16:47:34 GMT -8
|This vessel arrived way back in November or December, making this a very long time in refit. Also of interest, is the the positioning voyage from Vancouver Harbour to Victoria required a Pilot. Unusual for a Canadian ship, but apparently the Captains of the Seabus ships are only licenced for movements within Vancouver Harbour.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 15, 2021 17:09:02 GMT -8
This vessel arrived way back in November or December, making this a very long time in refit. Does this qualify as a 'refit'? I thought that they were making significant alterations to the vessel so that it will properly fit into the SeaBus berths ... |
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Post by grk2 on May 11, 2021 12:00:19 GMT -8
Burrard Chinook is back afloat, having been out of the water at Point Hope Shipyards since October 22.
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Post by timmyc on Jun 7, 2021 14:27:35 GMT -8
Burrard Chinook to return to Vancouver tomorrow:
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Post by timmyc on Jun 8, 2021 15:30:16 GMT -8
And a couple of neat tweets from today while she made her way across.
Video of Active Pass transit and photo of pilot boarding, with a rare opening of main cabin doors at sea:
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Post by paulvanb on Jun 12, 2021 22:19:32 GMT -8
With all the ships they have now, would it not be feasible to create some new routes for the Seabus? I still fondly remember my visit to Amsterdam in 2015. They have a pretty good system there. Unless things have changed, it was free to ride.
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Post by timmyc on Jun 13, 2021 14:18:54 GMT -8
Lots of infrastructure they'd have to build to safely operate the SeaBuses on new routes. Much lower tolerance here for the free-for-all boarding schemes we see in many places around the world!
Besides, these new boats aren't excess capacity - they're to increase much-needed frequencies during regular operations while still maintaining a decent schedule in the event of maintenance on one of the boats.
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Post by timmyc on Jun 18, 2021 14:48:38 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 15, 2021 13:46:52 GMT -8
It looks cool for tiny glimpse I had. I wonder when she will enter service. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 22, 2021 13:45:00 GMT -8
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Post by timmyc on Jul 22, 2021 13:46:22 GMT -8
From The Buzzer: here's Burrard Chinook in all her dazzle camouflaged...er, salmon themed glory.  |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 22, 2021 14:48:47 GMT -8
I wonder if TransLink will paint the Burrard Pacific Breeze and Burrard Otter II into the modified livery with blue above dark grey.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 23, 2021 8:12:51 GMT -8
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies"
Someone at TransLink has been hanging out with Lucy? Perhaps, "The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes"?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 23, 2021 8:38:17 GMT -8
Burrard Otter II and Burrard Chinook are registered in Vancouver. I wonder if Burrard Pacific Breeze and Burrard Beaver get re-registered in Vancouver?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 23, 2021 10:58:45 GMT -8
I have notice that Burrard Chinook has a lot more wake when at full speed compared the rest of fleet. Picture to come tonight.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 23, 2021 11:56:21 GMT -8
A vessel swap happen Burrard Beaver has replaced the Burrard Chinook.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 23, 2021 17:02:58 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 24, 2021 17:27:45 GMT -8
TransLink should bring back ten minutes frequency to SeaBus but all day because I am SeaBus this evening and wow I never seen SeaBus at 95% full even before COVID-19.
I took a trip on Burrard Chinook this evening , her interior is similar to Burrard Otter II but Burrard Chinook is equipped with a couple USB, I personally through they would be underneath each seat which they are not.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 1, 2021 0:27:54 GMT -8
Starting September 6, SeaBus will return to regular scheduled after two years of go all over the place, with 10 minutes frequency being provided in rush hours. I hope this can be upgraded to 10 minutes frequency instead of 15 minutes frequency seven days, 15 minutes frequency instead of 30 minutes in near future.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 15, 2021 15:00:21 GMT -8
Burrard Otter II is at Vancouver Dry Docks close Lonsdale Quay. I usually see SeaBus heading Vancouver Shipyards.
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Post by timmyc on Dec 17, 2021 13:33:14 GMT -8
Small update on Burrard Pacific Breeze, hunkering down at Vancouver Drydocks for the last two months:
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 19, 2022 22:02:03 GMT -8
I think SeaBus should be 10 minutes service during midday on weekdays and 12:06 to 8:06 on weekends to help increase capacity because I have notice that boats seem to be getting fuller compared to pre-Covid times. 10 minutes service seven days would help SeaBus in future with people are travelling at off peak periods which is good because off peak service should be beef up to meet future demands.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 17, 2022 13:51:32 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jul 1, 2022 19:27:29 GMT -8
SeaBus went to 10 minutes frequency this afternoon due waiting times at terminals. I had wait for next departure to get on a vessel today which doesn’t happen that often in my opinion.
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