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Post by lmtengs on Jul 9, 2010 17:40:12 GMT -8
Here's a cool little digital animation made in 2001 by some person that was posted to youtube. Kinda amusing. Listen to the little ship's horn.
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Post by glasseye on Jul 25, 2010 18:41:39 GMT -8
(Bringing back a 2 year old thread to avoid creating another SOBC events thread)
SOBC has been running late for the past two days due to unspecified "mechanical difficulties with vessel." It is currently running 54 minutes late. There have been no details released by BCF.
Any rumors?
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Post by Mill Bay on Jul 25, 2010 20:16:38 GMT -8
(Bringing back a 2 year old thread to avoid creating another SOBC events thread) SOBC has been running late for the past two days due to unspecified "mechanical difficulties with vessel." It is currently running 54 minutes late. There have been no details released by BCF. Any rumors? Sounds like a perpetual lame horse... they should just shoot her and put her out of her misery. (then we could build another Coastal ;D) |
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Post by lmtengs on Jul 25, 2010 20:23:46 GMT -8
(Bringing back a 2 year old thread to avoid creating another SOBC events thread) SOBC has been running late for the past two days due to unspecified "mechanical difficulties with vessel." It is currently running 54 minutes late. There have been no details released by BCF. Any rumors? Sounds like a perpetual lame horse... they should just shoot her and put her out of her misery. (then we could build another Coastal ;D) Shoot her and then build a Super-C? Mr. Mill Bay, did you learn nothing from the period of time that QPR had to work the inside passage all on her lonesome? With one less Spirit, we'd find a similar effect would occur on route 1! OH OH OH! Another reason why we should've kept a V-class. Tisk tisk tisk.... |
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Post by Mill Bay on Jul 25, 2010 20:29:23 GMT -8
Sounds like a perpetual lame horse... they should just shoot her and put her out of her misery. (then we could build another Coastal ;D) Shoot her and then build a Super-C? Mr. Mill Bay, did you learn nothing from the period of time that QPR had to work the inside passage all on her lonesome? With one less Spirit, we'd find a similar effect would occur on route 1! OH OH OH! Another reason why we should've kept a V-class. Tisk tisk tisk.... Let's see... well, it's summer right now, so there are no extra ships, in the off season, though, they'd still have one Spirit, the Celebration and the New West, and they could always bring the Inspiration or Renaissance down and free up a spot for one of the C's to actually have a job instead of sitting idle and unmaintained waiting to burn up an engine for next summer. Wouldn't it be nice to see two coastals passing in active pass anyway? |
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Post by gordon on Jul 26, 2010 12:59:24 GMT -8
The Sof B.C. had some sort of mechanical problem this morning & has been running around 30 minutes late ever snce. she seems to be operating normally why don't they run her at full speed 19.5kn fo a round trip to get her back on scedule?
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Post by ferrytraveller on Jul 26, 2010 16:21:13 GMT -8
She is down on 3 engines and therre for not able to run at full speed. No timeline yet for the fix for the engine, rumored to be a turbo charger busted with no spare parts. This turbo charger is different than her other 3, which is why there are no parts.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 29, 2010 16:08:08 GMT -8
SOBC on August 26, 2010, at Tsawwassen:  ------- Later, I saw into the spirit world, and saw the Senior-Spook on the Valhalla-to-Nirvana route.   |
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Sept 5, 2010 11:25:39 GMT -8
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Post by Mirrlees on Sept 7, 2010 19:16:42 GMT -8
From the cemetery in Active Pass  From Bellhouse Park, Galiano Island  From the Bluffs over Active Pass  All Photos Copyright Mirrlees |
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Oct 18, 2010 20:01:31 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 30, 2010 18:49:29 GMT -8
SOBC on October 26, 2010. - she's heading for Swartz Bay, and is near Portland Island.  |
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 7, 2010 20:32:30 GMT -8
The SOBC loading for her 9:00am sailing this morning.  In view of the SOVI as well  |
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Post by lmtengs on Nov 7, 2010 20:55:23 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Nov 12, 2010 14:42:42 GMT -8
SOBC en route to Swartz Bay.
...nearing Berth 5, Tsawwassen.
Photos taken yesterday.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 12, 2010 15:31:11 GMT -8
More SOBC from 11/11/2010: From the promenade deck of the Queen of Burnaby:  I like this angle of the ship, showing the curves.  SOBC with a bit of C-Cell, on a corner in Active Pass:   |
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 12, 2010 22:51:13 GMT -8
Some more from 11/11/2010 in Active Pass... Apparently they are very near to completing the new bridge at Helen Point. A surplus Spirit is being used...  This is the SoBC with the 11:00 AM sailing from Tsawwassen From the JST Flickr photo site © |
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Post by Curtis on Nov 20, 2010 21:33:12 GMT -8
Mr. JST at his post as the SoBC passes heading for active.   She hides in the pass as the C-Cel Emerges  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 2, 2010 21:10:23 GMT -8
a 2007 archived post, done by member Wett Coast: =========== More two-ferry pics from my recent southern trip. All shots were taken during my SGI jaunt via Galiano from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, 2 May 2007  Q of Cumberland and SoBC viewed from Galiano Bluffs Park SoBC & Q of Nanaimo in race for Tsawwassen S class in an S turn - Spirit of BC off of southern entrance to Active Pass - viewed from Mt Galiano |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 8, 2010 18:55:17 GMT -8
I am following up on some of the work that Mr FH has been doing moving old items into ship-specific threads. This item and the follow-up item to be posted shortly originally appeared on the 'Blast From the Past' thread. I am posting these under the SoBC thread strictly because it was the first of the spooks. Another blast from the past. This time back to the Sept. 1992 issue of the Westcoast Mariner. The following scan is taken from the back cover of that magazine. I have scanned it from one of many interesting items in my brother's collection.  An artist's rendering of the 'Queen of Lego' - DOT collectionPerhaps the paint scheme shown here looks better that what was actually chosen? |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 8, 2010 19:02:34 GMT -8
The promised follow-up... |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 19, 2010 20:43:15 GMT -8
Karl has given me permission to post some photos from his Facebook albums. - I've adjusted the contrast & colours a bit, and here are some of his photos relating to this thread: -------------------------------     |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Dec 19, 2010 23:17:51 GMT -8
Whoa, that's awesome Mike. I dident even think those were my photos for moment! Those look great. I just dont really have the time to play around with photos and stuff right now so thanks for doing this.
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Post by FerryDude2012 on Dec 30, 2010 19:00:32 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Jan 1, 2011 11:16:14 GMT -8
Some on-board shots of the SoBC, from December 28th, 2010:  Somebody died in the elevator. Oh wait, no. It was only out of order. Whatever it was, the crew sure made it clear ;D  Shining the bell.  What do these numbers mean? They range between 1 and 7, in different sections of the upper car deck. The crew on that trip was very jolly, and they made quite a few jokes on the P.A system during the trip. One of my favorites, when they announced that a car-alarm was sounding on the vehicle deck, they remarked that it was very alarming. Made everyone laugh  |
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