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Post by Scott (Former Account) on May 18, 2016 19:11:53 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 15, 2016 17:43:07 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 17, 2016 15:33:44 GMT -8
Spirit of British Columbia off Delta Port while south bound in Georgia Strait with the 3 PM sailing for Swartz Bay - 24 June 2016.  © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 19, 2016 7:05:07 GMT -8
Here is a transit of Active Pass by the Spirit Sisters, shown in both real time (with real sound) and in a 10x sped-up version.
I like both effects.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 24, 2016 8:21:33 GMT -8
This video from the morning of July 13, 2016 shows the two Spirits doing their first meet-up in Active Pass for the day. The video also shows the 4-ship convergence near Village Bay, and the Queen of Nanaimo headed toward Village Bay and then into the pass.
Lots of morning ferry activity that I captured here.
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Post by Balfour on Sept 10, 2016 17:39:13 GMT -8
Spirit of British Columbia on her 7pm sailing last sunday night as seen from the Bowen Queen  |
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 21, 2016 20:29:54 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Spirit of British Columbia nearing its berth @ Tsawwassen Terminal with the 9 AM sailing from Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island - 6 August 2016  © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr |
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Post by Curtis on Sept 23, 2016 22:01:43 GMT -8
Ending off my flurry of whistle posts: The mighty moo of the Spirit of British Columbia.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 2, 2016 16:26:42 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Spirit of British Columbia south bound in Active Pass with the 7 PM sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay - 6 August 2016  © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 6, 2016 18:07:26 GMT -8
On September 12, 2016, the Spirit of British Columbia was out-of-service getting refit work done in Tsawwassen's berth #2 Here she is at sunrise, seen from the arriving route-30 Coastal Inspiration:  DSC05894 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Dane on Nov 6, 2016 17:38:27 GMT -8
You may need to sit down for this SHOCKING update on the SoBC.
... are you sitting down? ....
There's been a five-bin recycling system set up at a couple spots on the boat sometime in the last six weeks or so. In all seriousness it is nice to see; I also know the Capital Regional District and BC Ferries have been in a protracted disagreement about BC Ferries recycling / compost practices which were out of line with Regional bylaw requirements.
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Post by Neil on Nov 6, 2016 18:07:08 GMT -8
You may need to sit down for this SHOCKING update on the SoBC. ... are you sitting down? .... There's been a five-bin recycling system set up at a couple spots on the boat sometime in the last six weeks or so. In all seriousness it is nice to see; I also know the Capital Regional District and BC Ferries have been in a protracted disagreement about BC Ferries recycling / compost practices which were out of line with Regional bylaw requirements. Probably in connection with this. www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=1003751 |
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Post by Dane on Nov 6, 2016 18:27:02 GMT -8
Would imagine you're correct. None of the new recycling / compost found on the Celebration (at least the public areas, I know behind the scenes they've been doing it for years) tonight.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 6, 2016 19:00:48 GMT -8
You may need to sit down for this SHOCKING update on the SoBC. ... are you sitting down? .... There's been a five-bin recycling system set up at a couple spots on the boat sometime in the last six weeks or so. In all seriousness it is nice to see; I also know the Capital Regional District and BC Ferries have been in a protracted disagreement about BC Ferries recycling / compost practices which were out of line with Regional bylaw requirements. Probably in connection with this. www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=1003751No, it was in connection with this (is that). |
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Post by Dane on Nov 6, 2016 19:55:32 GMT -8
Warning Off Topic -
When I lived in Brandon, MB, which I wasn't fond of, being the subject of half the jokes on This is That made it somewhat more tolerable.
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Post by northwesterner on Nov 6, 2016 22:41:10 GMT -8
You may need to sit down for this SHOCKING update on the SoBC. ... are you sitting down? .... There's been a five-bin recycling system set up at a couple spots on the boat sometime in the last six weeks or so. In all seriousness it is nice to see; I also know the Capital Regional District and BC Ferries have been in a protracted disagreement about BC Ferries recycling / compost practices which were out of line with Regional bylaw requirements. I'm glad the Capital Regional District made an issue out of recycling on the ferries. Now that that's out of the way, how about doing something about Victoria's sewage situation. "The solution to pollution is dilution" should not apply in 2016... |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 21, 2016 16:53:20 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Spirit of British Columbia approaching Swartz Bay Terminal with the 11 AM sailing from Tsawwassen - 14 December 2016. That is Moresby Island in the background *. Note the thin layer of west coast snow! * Apparently BC has two Moresby islands, this one being the smaller & more insignificant of the two. Still, like the other one, it makes a great ferry photo backdrop. © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr |
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Post by YoursTruly on Jan 13, 2017 10:49:32 GMT -8
SOBC refit January 2017, drydock Esquimalt.    Good shot of her Becker rudders which is the source of her maneuverability. (flap on the end of the rudder turns with the rudder creating even more lift or directional thrust. At hard over its going nearly 90 degrees perpendicular to amidships.) |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 10, 2017 22:14:18 GMT -8
An interesting report of a near-miss, tonight on SOBC's 7:00pm trip. From passenger Landon Dix: From the great facebook group: "British Columbia Nautical History" from HERE |
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Post by northwesterner on Feb 11, 2017 9:08:36 GMT -8
An interesting report of a near-miss, tonight on SOBC's 7:00pm trip. From passenger Landon Dix: From the great facebook group: "British Columbia Nautical History" from HEREWe will see if we'll ever see a report. Anyone seen a report from when the Queen of Nanaimo went aground in Village Bay during a windstorm a few years ago? |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 11, 2017 10:03:19 GMT -8
Anyone seen a report from when the Queen of Nanaimo went aground in Village Bay during a windstorm a few years ago? Sometimes the internal inquiry reports get released in a redacted version through an FOI request. Andrew MacLeod of The Tyee did a story on the Queem of Nanaimo's August 2010 hard-landing, using such a report for his story. |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 11, 2017 12:27:03 GMT -8
It seems less likely that there was an equipment/machinery malfunction. The SoBC is in full service today as #1 out of Tsawwassen on route 1.
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Post by mybidness459 on Feb 23, 2017 16:10:59 GMT -8
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Post by Chris City on Mar 19, 2017 16:34:31 GMT -8
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Post by ferrylife on Apr 24, 2017 22:41:53 GMT -8
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BC Ferries - SoBC approaching Berth 5, Tsawwassen. by Scott, on Flickr
