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Post by Neil on May 2, 2020 19:39:39 GMT -8
I really don't know but I just might buy it myself Could be a very good investment. Maybe even better than the money spent on Northern Sea Wolf.Keep us posted. |
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Post by roeco on May 3, 2020 7:56:38 GMT -8
I guess the Burnaby could have potential if someone with deep pockets a spot to put it and a vision really wanted to turn it into something. Either her or the New West when she retires should be preserved in some useful form as a tribute to the V class a ship that def put BC Ferries where they are today.
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Post by paddlehardercafe on May 3, 2020 15:23:00 GMT -8
An optional idea I have had for years and may make sense now during these days of reduced sailing, is have her (QoB) turned into a cargo only vessel.
remove the gallery decks and take drop trailers only or over night truck traffic. Minimal staff required. Sails at night. No gift shop of cafeteria needed.
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Post by Neil on May 3, 2020 16:13:53 GMT -8
An optional idea I have had for years and may make sense now during these days of reduced sailing, is have her (QoB) turned into a cargo only vessel. remove the gallery decks and take drop trailers only or over night truck traffic. Minimal staff required. Sails at night. No gift shop of cafeteria needed. You must not have been following this thread. The Queen of Burnaby is retired. Long retired. She was terminally ill. Her TC certification expired long ago. She's done. Kaput. Finished. Ensenada bound. As the customer said in that Monty Python parrot sketch, "This bird wouldn't voom if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised!" |
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Post by fairweatherfisherman on May 3, 2020 16:28:49 GMT -8
There is some pretty bad rust on most of the exterior decks. It's quite likely there's holes rusted through letting water into interior spaces. I hear there's been significant issues with mold inside the ship. Abating the lead paint, asbestos and mold for the steel repairs would probably be pretty cost prohibitive.
The bilges and void spaces are probably in pretty poor shape as far as corrosion goes as well. There's PCBs in the old corrosion inhibitor grease like stuff that was used on the steel in the void spaces. This is another thing that would be very expensive to remove if any steel repairs would be needed on the hull.
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Post by paddlehardercafe on May 3, 2020 21:31:31 GMT -8
An optional idea I have had for years and may make sense now during these days of reduced sailing, is have her (QoB) turned into a cargo only vessel. remove the gallery decks and take drop trailers only or over night truck traffic. Minimal staff required. Sails at night. No gift shop of cafeteria needed. You must not have been following this thread. The Queen of Burnaby is retired. Long retired. She was terminally ill. Her TC certification expired long ago. She's done. Kaput. Finished. Ensenada bound. As the customer said in that Monty Python parrot sketch, "This bird wouldn't voom if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised!" |
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Post by Neil on May 3, 2020 22:10:51 GMT -8
You must not have been following this thread. The Queen of Burnaby is retired. Long retired. She was terminally ill. Her TC certification expired long ago. She's done. Kaput. Finished. Ensenada bound. As the customer said in that Monty Python parrot sketch, "This bird wouldn't voom if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised!" Try again? I don't actually see a response. |
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Post by pacificcat99 on May 17, 2020 18:02:37 GMT -8
Took a quick bike ride out to the Richmond Dyke this afternoon and went past regal terminals where the Burnaby was last spotted and it seems to have been moved once again.
There was a large seaspan barge parked where the Burnaby was last pictured.
Does anyone have any information? Has it been finally towed to Mexico without anyone noticing or has it just been moved to another storage site along the River.
Hope everyone is keeping healthy and hopefully we can find out what happened to the Queen.
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Post by Mike on May 17, 2020 18:22:05 GMT -8
Took a quick bike ride out to the Richmond Dyke this afternoon and went past regal terminals where the Burnaby was last spotted and it seems to have been moved once again. There was a large seaspan barge parked where the Burnaby was last pictured. Does anyone have any information? Has it been finally towed to Mexico without anyone noticing or has it just been moved to another storage site along the River. Hope everyone is keeping healthy and hopefully we can find out what happened to the Queen. She's back at her old spot alongside the wall in Deas. |
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Post by roeco on May 17, 2020 20:51:10 GMT -8
For a ship that's going to be scrapped it sure moves around a lot.
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Post by Starsteward on May 18, 2020 11:35:50 GMT -8
Took a quick bike ride out to the Richmond Dyke this afternoon and went past regal terminals where the Burnaby was last spotted and it seems to have been moved once again. There was a large seaspan barge parked where the Burnaby was last pictured. Does anyone have any information? Has it been finally towed to Mexico without anyone noticing or has it just been moved to another storage site along the River. Hope everyone is keeping healthy and hopefully we can find out what happened to the Queen. She's back at her old spot alongside the wall in Deas. Obviously there was no buyer for the Burnaby so it is somewhat puzzling as to why BCFS is spending considerable money in moving the old girl around? Moving her back into the confines of Deas would appear that BCFS is concerned with the security of this vessel, its poor condition aside. I can't think of any bits and bobs, BCFS would need for the last of the 'sisters', the New Westminster, so it is curious as to why they don't just have the old girl towed down to Ensenada and scrapped. Does someone on the 'inside' know something we, on the 'outside' are unaware of? |
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Post by pacificcat99 on May 18, 2020 12:15:52 GMT -8
I am guessing that there are issues regarding the seaworthiness of the vessel after sitting for basically three years and probably issues with towing it as it cannot go anywhere under its own power since the engines were gutted with any good parts being placed on her sister Queen of Nanaimo before her trip to Fiji. It is just interesting that the saga has gone on for so long and that they are unable to even scrap the vessel at deas dock or no one is interested in getting rid of the asbestos/hazerdous materials and then sinking the ship to create an artificial reef which would probably be very cool for divers along BC's coast. Maybe their are stricter environmental (and international regulations) that BC Ferries has to abide by now that have come into effect in recent years (since the scrapping of the Saanich, Esquimalt) since the controversy surrounding the scrapping of the Newfoundland/Nova Scotia Ferries in Alang India www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/marine-atlantic-ferry-disposal-outrages-mp-1.1040144It will be interesting to see what eventually happens with the vessel (hopefully it doesn't turn into another Queen of Sydney that just sits along the river for years and slowly rusts away and someone will be able to find a use for it one day. |
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Post by Neil on Jun 14, 2020 17:11:53 GMT -8
Looked like two sets of scaffolding alongside the 'Burnaby at Deas today. Preparations for a final voyage, perhaps?
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Post by Neil on Jul 13, 2020 19:04:14 GMT -8
Here's the scaffolding I was referring to in the previous post. Today, at Deas.  DSCF3655 by neophytef9, on Flickr |
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Post by roeco on Jul 14, 2020 19:05:34 GMT -8
even if she was going to be scrapped what could they be doing outside with scaffolding. Usually u use it for painting sanding etc? odd
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Post by dofd on Jul 15, 2020 0:16:46 GMT -8
This was posted before. We were looking at the Burnaby the first time around, the docking and maintenance was super high. Maybe cheaper now, but most likely own by a recycler.
But I will look into it.
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Post by dofd on Jul 15, 2020 0:21:08 GMT -8
I have a friend with open river dock space, but it is only 60 feet.
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Post by Neil on Jul 15, 2020 8:28:28 GMT -8
This was posted before. We were looking at the Burnaby the first time around, the docking and maintenance was super high. Maybe cheaper now, but most likely own by a recycler. But I will look into it. I'm not clear on what you're referring to here. What are you going to look into? |
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Post by FNS on Jul 15, 2020 15:51:27 GMT -8
Would it be a requirement to have the ship's name paintedly restored to the sides when being towed to a scrapyard or another site for reuse? If so, those floating scaffolds may be ready for the folks with paint brushes. The others had their names on them.
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Post by Neil on Jul 15, 2020 19:27:42 GMT -8
Would it be a requirement to have the ship's name paintedly restored to the sides when being towed to a scrapyard or another site for reuse? If so, those floating scaffolds may be ready for the folks with paint brushes. The others had their names on them. A poster on another website said that the scaffolds were just paint barges being stored... so maybe not any actual work going on. She may not even be the Queen of Burnaby, legally, anymore. I guess they could paint any name that they register on her for the sake of the tow, when it happens. The 'Deas Diehard'? Who knows. |
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Post by Neil on Jul 16, 2020 14:00:17 GMT -8
She's on the move again. Marine Traffic has her heading out of Horseshoe Bay at 1.4 knots, destined for Deas Dock. The Queen of Esquimalt has company in ghost ship world.  |
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Post by ferryfangeorge on Oct 24, 2020 7:27:50 GMT -8
Any news on the Queen of burnaby? I went out to deas yesterday and its still just sitting in berth 6/7.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 0:13:20 GMT -8
Well I have been looking into purchasing the MV Queen Of Burnaby and a friend of mine who is a worker at BCFS who I will not name said that at this point BC Ferries would probably give it to a prospective buyer for peanuts so I am ready and preparing to purchase her before God forbids she ends up being scrapped. My personal idea for use once and if I can seal a deal is for the Deck 1 2 3 4 and the wheelhouse preserve what is left and hopefully make a historical exhibit for the V/B-Class, as for Deck 5 excluding the wheelhouse I am considering a couple of options including having living quarters for me and my family and any ferry fans I know whom are interested, my other idea is a floating church which I am going to assume would be the first of its kind. Cheers Jimmy
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Post by Charles on Dec 9, 2020 8:16:01 GMT -8
This seems like quite the preposterous idea .. it’s still going to be sold for a significant amount of money. Then there’s upkeep and do you have a dock prepared that the Burnaby can moor onto?
She has no propulsion as her engines were all stripped so scheduling tugs is another cost and finally I think they learned their lesson after the Queen of Sidney. It’s a very cool dream but I think you need to see reality.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 18:03:19 GMT -8
I am prepared for all of this I will keep everyone posted on the final plans but I can say for certain that all of this is under plan
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