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Post by Thor's Echo on Dec 2, 2019 16:58:06 GMT -8
My only guess is that It is cheaper (fuel cost) to send the Spirit over to Tsawwassen rather than the Coastal.
I am specifically referring to the empty repositioning cost here. IE: Empty run to Tsawwassen and empty run back to Swartz Bay when the SBC returns.
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Post by Dane on Dec 2, 2019 17:43:20 GMT -8
Where work can be done dictates the location.
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 1, 2020 9:37:58 GMT -8
Sunset view of the Spirit of Vancouver Island passing through the Gulf Islands while en route to Tsawwassen with the 3 PM sailing from Swartz Bay - 22 December 2019.
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Post by Thor's Echo on Jan 1, 2020 18:39:32 GMT -8
Sunset view of the Spirit of Vancouver Island passing through the Gulf Islands while en route to Tsawwassen with the 3 PM sailing from Swartz Bay - 22 December 2019.
Awesome picture!!!! It's that time of the year, Spirit of BC is about to be taken out for refit in a few days and I am surprised that there is no service notice yet to inform passengers that the Coastal Renaissance is replacing her beginning next week. Note last time I checked the RBI a few weeks ago The Renaissance was scheduled to replace the Spirit. Ps: Welcome to 2020, a new year and new decade.😃👍 |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 25, 2020 16:26:10 GMT -8
It seems like gull wing is broken on back end of Spirit of Vancouver Island because one them didn’t go down. I guess it not that important fix because it’s not effecting the able to load and unload.
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Post by Mike on Feb 14, 2020 11:48:02 GMT -8
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Post by pacificcat99 on Feb 15, 2020 22:36:05 GMT -8
Guess the Polish Engineering was “Great” during the refit of the SOVI considering it has not even been a year back in service.
Hopefully they can get the issues resolved soon.
Went past Deas earlier today and it seemed pretty crowded considering it is family day long weekend with both the Oak Bay and SOVI in dry dock along with the Northern Sea Wolf and Adventure(which is expected) and I think the Queen of Capilano.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 15, 2020 22:41:32 GMT -8
Guess the Polish Engineering was “Great” during the refit of the SOVI considering it has not even been a year back in service. Hopefully they can get the issues resolved soon. Went past Deas earlier today and it seemed pretty crowded considering it is family day long weekend with both the Oak Bay and SOVI in dry dock along with the Northern Sea Wolf and Adventure(which is expected) and I think the Queen of Capilano. Is there normally a no-refit period for a year, (plus the sail time from crossing the Atlantic & up the Pacific Coast) ? If got my car refitted, and then drove it across Canada, would I expect that it wouldn't require a maintenance servicing for over a year? Just wondering if there's an unusual problem with the SoVI, or if it's just regular annual refit. ....or if there's an agenda with the poster? (I love finding posters' agendas that colour their posts) |
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Post by Mike on Feb 15, 2020 23:00:04 GMT -8
Guess the Polish Engineering was “Great” during the refit of the SOVI considering it has not even been a year back in service. Hopefully they can get the issues resolved soon. Went past Deas earlier today and it seemed pretty crowded considering it is family day long weekend with both the Oak Bay and SOVI in dry dock along with the Northern Sea Wolf and Adventure(which is expected) and I think the Queen of Capilano. Is there normally a no-refit period for a year, (plus the sail time from crossing the Atlantic & up the Pacific Coast) ? If got my car refitted, and then drove it across Canada, would I expect that it wouldn't require a maintenance servicing for over a year? Just wondering if there's an unusual problem with the SoVI, or if it's just regular annual refit. ....or if there's an agenda with the poster? (I love finding posters' agendas that colour their posts) I must've missed the press release stating that the SoVI and SoBC would never need refits again after their MLUs. |
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Post by pacificcat99 on Feb 16, 2020 5:25:16 GMT -8
Hey everyone,
Thanks for your responses.
The reason for the post is that I don’t think you would expect to have a problem with something like the wing on the back of the car deck (which is in the up position in the picture) when it wasn’t used during the trans-Atlantic voyage.
Even though I have nothing against Romantowa shipyards, it is surprising to me that BCFS awarded them another contract for a new Salish class vessel considering the issues they had with the SOBC engines as well as issues with the outside deck doors as well as the Kitchens on the Salish ships.
Happy Sunday
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Post by bigcountry on Feb 16, 2020 9:15:39 GMT -8
Last year the Spirit of BC also got a refit around this time a year, if they wait until she’s been back for a year then it’s almost summer, can’t take her out of service then so then you have to wait until September/October and now you’re upwards of 15 months without any routine maintenance! Sooner is definitely better than latter.
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 16, 2020 9:41:07 GMT -8
Typically all of the Major vessels get to go for an annual refit and are on a regular monthly rotation to have work done on them. Work is planned well in advance and can involve just about anything from paint, to full removal of the evacuation systems for servicing, to overhauling the machinery. Yes, the SOVI just came back from a Mid Life Upgrade, but there is still a warranty period for the work that was done. Regardless, the Spirits have traditionally go into refit in January and February for a number of years now, which are statistically the slowest months of the year so it makes sense to take them offline to do any work that’s needed. Ships are alot of work, and there’s alot that gets done outside of what you see even while the ship is on the run.
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Post by Starsteward on Apr 19, 2020 6:57:56 GMT -8
Just wondering if there were any of our forum members aboard the mid-afternoon run from S.B. to TSWA. on the 'SOVI'?
Apparently the 'SOVI' had 2 tries at docking at TSW which did considerable damage to the bow-end car deck. Welders had to cut some metal away so that
vehicles could be unloaded. The brief video clip on Global B.C. this morning reported that some vehicles were unable to unload for 4 hours.
I would surmise that the 'SOVI' may be out of commission for a bit, but luckily there's no shortage of vessels that could fill her part of the schedule.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 19, 2020 7:49:16 GMT -8
It looks like the SOVI is out today as she’s still at Tsawwassen and looks like the Coastal Renaissance is on her way to Swartz Bay. I’m just curious seeing the Coastal Celebration is at Swartz Bay why they are not using her??? That would make more sense then moving the Renaissance all the way to Swartz Bay. Maybe a crewing issue??
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Post by Departure Bay on Apr 19, 2020 8:39:20 GMT -8
It looks like the SOVI is out today as she’s still at Tsawwassen and looks like the Coastal Renaissance is on her way to Swartz Bay. I’m just curious seeing the Coastal Celebration is at Swartz Bay why they are not using her??? That would make more sense then moving the Renaissance all the way to Swartz Bay. Maybe a crewing issue?? Also why not just run the Spirit of BC all day instead? |
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 19, 2020 8:54:25 GMT -8
The Celebration has been undergoing refit work as of late and has been a hive of activity onboard, so it’s out of the question. There are also very minimal crew available at the moment with the service reductions in place. If the SOBC was to carry on with sailing all day, then people would be impacted by having their reserved sailing delayed by 2 hours, which isn’t good customer service. Looks like the Renaissance is indeed being pressed into service for the afternoon runs now.
The Salish Raven also helped out last night and it took some Swartz Bay bound traffic on the Gulf Islands milk run. She also did an extra direct run back to/from Tsawwassen overnight.
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Post by DENelson83 on Apr 19, 2020 9:10:08 GMT -8
This has been described in a couple of media reports as a "hard landing". Was there any damage to one of the berths?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 19, 2020 9:14:05 GMT -8
An overnight run to Tsawwassen and back?? Was it really that busy? I thought it was only about 50% full but I think the 11pm sailing left a bit late.
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Post by jwjsamster on Apr 19, 2020 10:04:17 GMT -8
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Post by Departure Bay on Apr 23, 2020 8:24:42 GMT -8
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Post by Koastal Karl on Apr 28, 2020 16:14:08 GMT -8
It looks like the SOVI is online again tonight she is scheduled as the 9pm from Tsawwassen. Coastal Renaissance is scheduled to do the 7pm out of Swartz Bay so I guess after that they will switch and probably the Renaissance will go back to Departure Bay.
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Post by cbachmeier on Dec 27, 2020 1:45:32 GMT -8
WARNING: PHOTO HEAVY POSTBC Ferries MV Spirit of Vancouver Island departing Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal on July 4th 2019 
IMGP3073 by Chase Bachmeier, on Flickr BC Ferries MV Spirit of Vancouver Island about to pass MV Spirit of British Columbia in Active Pass on August 1st 2019 
DSC_5574 by Chase Bachmeier, on Flickr BC Ferries MV Spirit of Vancouver Island departing Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal on August 8th 2019 
DSC_6143 by Chase Bachmeier, on Flickr
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2020 9:06:14 GMT -8
To make it clear to everyone refit happens typically once a year to recertify all the safety equipment and with the Spirits coming from Poland they also can get any warranty work done and as for drydocking for our ships it is to my knowledge that it is only required every 5 years unless there has to be a emergency drydocking, cheers and have a great morning
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Post by Charles on Dec 28, 2020 15:04:43 GMT -8
To make it clear to everyone refit happens typically once a year to recertify all the safety equipment and with the Spirits coming from Poland they also can get any warranty work done and as for drydocking for our ships it is to my knowledge that it is only required every 5 years unless there has to be a emergency drydocking, cheers and have a great morning I’d also think they’d perform some upkeep to the vessel to make it look less weathered, but also I’m confused, where is this coming from? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2021 19:14:47 GMT -8
Breaking news from the SOVI engineering department, there's a high chance that the shaft line going from the #3 engine to the gearbox has snapped as my dad who's a third engineer on her has told me that if it's as bad as they are beliving it is it'll require a major surgery to the #3 engine. However there will not be a full diagnosis until her planned refit taking place at Deas Dock aka BCFS FMU in Febuary so nothing's guarenteed but it's defenitly a huge concern.
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