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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 17, 2023 17:47:24 GMT -8
Today I took the alternative routing for Coastal Celebration in my opinion the active pass routing is way more scenic and better use of time, the detour routing the view of Mount Baker amazingly beautiful view.It an interesting routing if you see cargo ship the Coastal Celebration will overtake it.
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Post by Ollie on Nov 19, 2023 21:18:58 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration arriving at Tsawwassen, today. This new route around Saturna is definitely also scenic!
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Post by harrysbird on Nov 28, 2023 13:16:32 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration is now taking over Route 30
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 19, 2023 11:55:46 GMT -8
Why are first and last sailing of Coastal Celebration taking 1 hour 50 minutes compared to the rest which are 1 hour 30 minutes during the Christmas break?
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Post by QoNW Fan on Dec 19, 2023 23:26:21 GMT -8
Why are first and last sailing of Coastal Celebration taking 1 hour 50 minutes compared to the rest which are 1 hour 30 minutes during the Christmas break? My guess is that it's not taking Active Pass, since it always seems to be having issues. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 19, 2023 23:54:11 GMT -8
Why are first and last sailing of Coastal Celebration taking 1 hour 50 minutes compared to the rest which are 1 hour 30 minutes during the Christmas break? My guess is that it's not taking Active Pass, since it always seems to be having issues. I don’t know why they would operate those certain sailing couldn’t sail through active pass. |
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Dec 20, 2023 7:06:01 GMT -8
My guess is that it's not taking Active Pass, since it always seems to be having issues. I don’t know why they would operate those certain sailing couldn’t sail through active pass. They're operating it as a result of one engine likely being inoperative. They don't want to go down to two engines in there and end up with limited maneuverability. So until it can be resolved they take the alternative route. It happened last year too. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 20, 2023 12:16:15 GMT -8
I don’t know why they would operate those certain sailing couldn’t sail through active pass. They're operating it as a result of one engine likely being inoperative. They don't want to go down to two engines in there and end up with limited maneuverability. So until it can be resolved they take the alternative route. It happened last year too. But when Spirit of British Columbia was operating with three engines she was able to safely travel through active pass. But why only on those sailing but not the others for Coastal Celebration. |
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Post by Dane on Dec 21, 2023 16:08:33 GMT -8
The CCels Christmas-time schedule is pretty "aggressive", as in supposedly maintaining two hour turn around time for most, but not all sailings, with some padding generally at the end of the day. Will be curious to see how it maintains schedule with the avoidance of Active Pass; it might be okay if loading and unloading is relatively efficient as sailing times seemed to be roughly averaging 1h45 on the last appearance on the route.
Interestingly there's a couple spots on the schedule where the SoBC / CCel and New West figuratively stack up and give thirty minute frequency. That'll be a lot of pressure on the terminal!
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Post by Dane on Dec 21, 2023 16:10:34 GMT -8
They're operating it as a result of one engine likely being inoperative. They don't want to go down to two engines in there and end up with limited maneuverability. So until it can be resolved they take the alternative route. It happened last year too. But when Spirit of British Columbia was operating with three engines she was able to safely travel through active pass. But why only on those sailing but not the others for Coastal Celebration.I'm sure there's more properly technical explanation somewhere on the forum. But the CCel activates the props on both ends through Active Pass which in short, I gather, requires two engines per prop. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 3, 2024 0:47:06 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration and Coastal Inspiration have swapped some time yesterday.
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Post by Departure Bay on Jan 15, 2024 8:08:38 GMT -8
The Coastal Celebration has propulsion system issues this morning and has cancelled a couple of round trips between Tsawwassen and Duke Point.
This notice is for the following route(s):
Vancouver (Tsawwassen) - Nanaimo (Duke Point)
Issued at: 2:45 am
The following Coastal Celebration sailings have been cancelled today, January 15 due to a mechanical difficulty with the propulsion system.
Cancelled Sailings Monday, January 15:
5:15 am departing Duke Point
7:45 am departing Tsawwassen
10:15 am departing Duke Point
12:45 am departing Tsawwassen
Sailings at Rick of Being Cancelled Monday, January 15:
3:15 pm departing Duke Point
5:45 pm departing Tsawwassen
8:15 pm departing Duke Point
10:45 pm departing Tsawwassen
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Post by Departure Bay on Jan 15, 2024 8:52:24 GMT -8
 The Coastal Celebration is on its way in to Departure Bay under its own power, but with a tug escort. Edit: it's coming in very, very slowly. |
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Post by Neil on Jan 15, 2024 22:33:40 GMT -8
From the service notice about the cancelled ' Celebration sailings: The propulsion challenges were caused by an issue of the power supply to the starter for the main engine. This is not the same mechanical issue that has resulted in previous refits for Coastal Class vessels.That's good to know. I get tired of hearing about the same old Coastal problems. I like it that this is a fresh, new one.  |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 13, 2024 10:11:27 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration, outbound from Duke Point, passes between Gabriola & the south end of Protection Island, Nanaimo Harbour. 12 February 2024
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 3, 2024 22:46:42 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration will go to Departure Bay tomorrow to start the upgrading the driver motors to help reduce wear and tear on them.
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Post by Neil on Apr 29, 2024 17:41:09 GMT -8
I lose track of which Coastal has been out with which problem, and we don't have a general Coastal thread, so I'll just tack this post on here.
Couple of Saturdays ago, the Globe & Mail's Justine Hunter did a full page on BC Ferries' various woes. One of the recurring problems with the Coastal Class, she said, was due to an early decision by management, after the delivery of the Coastals, to dial down the engines every time the ships were in dock, due to noise and vibration affecting nearby residents in Swartz Bay, Departure Bay, and Horseshoe Bay. The constant interruptions in engine performance produced excess wear and tear on the rotors.
I have a feeling that someone on this Forum posted about that recently, but I couldn't find it. I'm always dubious about the press reporting on technical aspects of ferry operations, but Justine Hunter has a long and respected track record.
Anybody have any insight into this?
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 29, 2024 21:15:47 GMT -8
Anybody have any insight into this? Neil, I think that you are referring to the discussion in the latter comments on this thread. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 29, 2024 22:57:02 GMT -8
I lose track of which Coastal has been out with which problem, and we don't have a general Coastal thread, so I'll just tack this post on here. Couple of Saturdays ago, the Globe & Mail's Justine Hunter did a full page on BC Ferries' various woes. One of the recurring problems with the Coastal Class, she said, was due to an early decision by management, after the delivery of the Coastals, to dial down the engines every time the ships were in dock, due to noise and vibration affecting nearby residents in Swartz Bay, Departure Bay, and Horseshoe Bay. The constant interruptions in engine performance produced excess wear and tear on the rotors. I have a feeling that someone on this Forum posted about that recently, but I couldn't find it. I'm always dubious about the press reporting on technical aspects of ferry operations, but Justine Hunter has a long and respected track record. Anybody have any insight into this? More specific this: |
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Post by Ollie on Apr 30, 2024 10:48:28 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration will start doing route 1 tomorrow. Looking at Marinetraffic it is still incapable of going through Active Pass one way, and will continue doing the route around Saturna.
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Post by gordon on Apr 30, 2024 12:02:07 GMT -8
Wasn't part of the reason for the refit to fix the issue that required the longer westbound route ?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 30, 2024 14:19:49 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration will start doing route 1 tomorrow. Looking at Marinetraffic it is still incapable of going through Active Pass one way, and will continue doing the route around Saturna. I don’t why they wouldn’t keep Coastal Renaissance on route 1 and put the Coastal Celebration on route 30 over the summer? |
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 30, 2024 20:16:41 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration will start doing route 1 tomorrow. Looking at Marinetraffic it is still incapable of going through Active Pass one way, and will continue doing the route around Saturna. Chris ( Ferryman) posted on FB this afternoon that the C Cel was on sea trials/ repositioning today in going from Esquimalt to Swartz Bay. The fact that it went through Boundary Pass was incidental. I believe that it will be running via Active Pass in both directions starting tomorrow. |
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Post by Ferryman on May 1, 2024 2:34:39 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration will start doing route 1 tomorrow. Looking at Marinetraffic it is still incapable of going through Active Pass one way, and will continue doing the route around Saturna. Chris ( Ferryman) posted on FB this afternoon that the C Cel was on sea trials/ repositioning today in going from Esquimalt to Swartz Bay. The fact that it went through Boundary Pass was incidental. I believe that it will be running via Active Pass in both directions starting tomorrow. Indeed. The Coastal Celebration joins the Renaissance for being able to transit Active Pass once again in both directions. |
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Post by Ollie on Aug 6, 2024 19:01:11 GMT -8
Coastal Celebration exiting Active Pass, today.
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