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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 21:40:18 GMT -8
Here's an interesting photo of Departure Bay. Photo credit to Tourism Nanaimo. -Berth 1 had a full gantry, and berth 2 has been double decked. Berth 3 is still non-existant:  |
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 25, 2015 14:21:43 GMT -8
Here's an interesting photo of Departure Bay. Photo credit to Tourism Nanaimo. -Berth 1 had a full gantry, and berth 2 has been double decked. Berth 3 is still non-existant: This photo is from no earlier then 1976 when the C-class first came on line. Berth 3, I gather, was built in the early 1980's. Note also the absence of overhead passenger walkways. Prior to the arrival of the C-class, berth 1 & 2 were both in regular use for berthing of the route 2 vessels as they came & went. It has been many years since berth 1 was used for anything other than vessel storage (I think). |
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Post by Mike C on Jan 26, 2015 0:37:00 GMT -8
Here's an interesting photo of Departure Bay. Photo credit to Tourism Nanaimo. -Berth 1 had a full gantry, and berth 2 has been double decked. Berth 3 is still non-existant: Sweet find. Would you be able to provide a date on this? |
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Post by Starsteward on Jan 26, 2015 10:52:07 GMT -8
Here's an interesting photo of Departure Bay. Photo credit to Tourism Nanaimo. -Berth 1 had a full gantry, and berth 2 has been double decked. Berth 3 is still non-existant: This photo is from no earlier then 1976 when the C-class first came on line. Berth 3, I gather, was built in the early 1980's. Note also the absence of overhead passenger walkways. Prior to the arrival of the C-class, berth 1 & 2 were both in regular use for berthing of the route 2 vessels as they came & went. It has been many years since berth 1 was used for anything other than vessel storage (I think). In late 1971 when I left the Queen of Prince Rupert, there was as yet no overhead walkways. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2015 19:26:31 GMT -8
Here's an interesting photo of Departure Bay. Photo credit to Tourism Nanaimo. -Berth 1 had a full gantry, and berth 2 has been double decked. Berth 3 is still non-existant: Sweet find. Would you be able to provide a date on this? No, I just came across it on BCF twitter. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 29, 2015 18:24:30 GMT -8
The early morning scene at Departure Bay terminal, in September 2014 I like the look and sound of this particular spot, with the waterfall on the wall.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 12, 2015 15:07:33 GMT -8
Some upcoming work on berth-2 (the main berth) at Departure Bay:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 2, 2015 20:03:18 GMT -8
Departure Bay ferry terminal, seen from across the bay on Sugarloaf Mountain. - Nanaimo BC, at end of Canada Day 2015 Coastal Renaissance and Queen of Cowichan in berths  DSC09307-2015 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 3, 2015 23:47:30 GMT -8
Departure Bay terminal is a constant anchor in this timelapse video of dusk and moonrise seen from Sugarloaf Mountain in Nanaimo.
- July 1, 2015.
Ferries include:
- Coastal Inspiration
- Queen of Alberni
- Queen of Oak Bay
- Coastal Renaissance
- Queen of Cowichan (idle in berth 1)
- small, quick glimpses of Quinsam
...but the moon is the real star in this video.
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Post by jwjsamster on Apr 12, 2016 4:58:15 GMT -8
Hello Forum,
I was wondering if there are any good spotting spots near DB to be able to watch the gabriola run aswell as routes 2 and 30 (preferably in walking distance from the terminal)à
Sorry if this is in the wrong subject,
Thanks for the info!
JWJ
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Post by mybidness459 on Apr 28, 2017 11:46:42 GMT -8
Hello Forum, I was wondering if there are any good spotting spots near DB to be able to watch the gabriola run aswell as routes 2 and 30 (preferably in walking distance from the terminal)à Sorry if this is in the wrong subject, Thanks for the info! JWJ Sorry for the 1 year delay to answer this. You can take the trail on the West side of the terminal and walk along the beach. If you walk far enough, about 20 minutes or so you can also see rt 30 ships. By Far the best vantage point to see a glimpse of all three routes is from on top of Sugar loaf Mountain, which you can walk to from DB,. |
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Post by mybidness459 on Apr 28, 2017 11:54:50 GMT -8
Newcastle Channel (between Newcastle Island and Nanaimo)
Is it possible that if the "Gap" (the regular way the ships exit and enter Departure Bay) is closed for some reason such as a vessle sinking, that the ferries can leave the terminal via Newcastle Channel even if it is escorted by tug or under tow?
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Post by Kam on May 8, 2018 11:49:55 GMT -8
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Post by Dane on May 8, 2018 12:13:00 GMT -8
The Vancouver Sun's stock photo is of presumably the Oak Bay, and two Fast Cats! There's a throwback.
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Post by WettCoast on May 8, 2018 14:30:00 GMT -8
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Post by Departure Bay on May 8, 2018 15:54:49 GMT -8
I would really like to know how this all went down. The RCMP knew the guy was on the ferry. Some reports say that the ferry staff yelled at the motorcycle referred to in the CBC article to stop, presumably so he would not get caught up in the situation - was this the terminal staff or the Cowichan staff? Did the staff on the Cowichan know that there was potentially a violent guy on the ferry? Was it just coincidence that the guy was near the front of the ferry? Did they purposely let him off as soon as they could?
The Sun article says "Ron MacDonald, chief civilian director, said it was his understanding that B.C. Ferries staff had arranged things in such a way that the suspect vehicle was one of the last ones to leave the ferry." which contradicts the statement by the former mayor of Saanich. If the guy was almost last, were they risking him figuring out that something was up?
It sounds like no more details will be released, so I'll just have to wonder.
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Post by Departure Bay on Sept 4, 2018 20:34:39 GMT -8
Looks like we're going to have an interesting situation at Departure Bay tonight. The Queen of Coquitlam is currently docked here. The Queen of Cowichan was due in at 9:15 pm but instead is coming in at 10:05 pm. The Queen of Oak Bay is also late, coming in at 10:13 pm instead of 9:45 pm. She'll head back to Horseshoe Bay tonight. Then the Coastal Renaissance is due in at 11:55 pm and will head out to Swartz Bay for an early morning start. There's going to be some interesting juggling of ferries!
Edit: Pretty cool how they're doing it! The Cowichan completed her trip over quickly (1h 35 mins) and unloaded in about 20 minutes. The Oak Bay slowed right down and delayed her arrival at Departure Bay. Now, the Cowichan has pulled out of her berth and is moving over to berth 1 (the maintenance berth). Then the Oak Bay can come and go, and so can the Coastal Renaissance.
Additional edit: Looks like the Oak Bay came over empty (and slowly - the trip was just over 2 hours). I guess they put everyone on the Cowichan instead. Now the Oak Bay can just come in to her berth and start loading up for the return trip to Horseshoe Bay.
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Post by Departure Bay on Nov 21, 2018 15:37:30 GMT -8
Today at Departure Bay, there is an orange dinghy towing around a thing that looks precisely like a big neon orange hexagonal floating bouncy castle. There was even a guy in it who I like to think was bouncing around while they towed the thing. My husband points out that it's likely a life raft. I'm sure he's right, but I like my explanation better.
Not sure what they're doing with this raft. The dinghy has towed it around the end of the berth 1 pier twice now.
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Post by Neil on May 12, 2019 22:09:35 GMT -8
My daughter went back to the mainland from Departure Bay as a foot passenger yesterday, and she mentioned to me that during boarding, there was a receptacle for people to put their boarding passes in, but no one who really seemed to be checking that everyone was doing that. Is this normal for Departure Bay? I know that at Tsawwassen, someone takes your pass by hand.
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Post by futureferrydriver on May 13, 2019 6:08:54 GMT -8
My daughter went back to the mainland from Departure Bay as a foot passenger yesterday, and she mentioned to me that during boarding, there was a receptacle for people to put their boarding passes in, but no one who really seemed to be checking that everyone was doing that. Is this normal for Departure Bay? I know that at Tsawwassen, someone takes your pass by hand. Theres only one place to go from Departure Bay, so theres no need to check the ticket for destination. Its faster and easier to have them place it in a bin. Plus, even when its busy it only takes one person to watch people (make sure they put a ticket in the bin) vs. usually takes two people to properly collect tickets. I believe Duke Point (again only one destination) operates the same way. Edit. Usually when I go the person operating the walkway is the guy monitoring for tickets, so thats one guy doing walkway and tickets vs. one guy for the walkway and two ticket collectors at SWB, TSA and HSB. I’m sure it would be easy to cheat this system, but most people are honest and the loss of a few cheaters is likely outweighed massivley but having two less terminal attendants. |
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Post by Departure Bay on Apr 3, 2020 14:54:26 GMT -8
Departure Bay will close for 60 days after tonight. When is the last time Departure Bay had no ferry service for more than a day or two?
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Post by dave2 on Apr 3, 2020 14:55:56 GMT -8
Departure Bay will close for 60 days after tonight. When is the last time Departure Bay had no ferry service for more than a day or two? The strike of 2003? |
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Post by roeco on Apr 3, 2020 15:41:45 GMT -8
Departure Bay will close for 60 days after tonight. When is the last time Departure Bay had no ferry service for more than a day or two? The strike of 2003? Thought it Said after Saturday?? |
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Post by Departure Bay on Apr 4, 2020 5:55:44 GMT -8
Thought it Said after Saturday?? The shutdown started this morning. I don't know much about the strike of 2003. It looks like things were only shut down for a few days? |
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Post by DENelson83 on May 15, 2020 19:39:23 GMT -8
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