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Post by Dane on Jul 23, 2020 3:40:50 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 31, 2020 19:55:06 GMT -8
The Queen of Surrey makes its way across Howe Sound en route from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay 31 July 2020
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 18, 2020 9:39:36 GMT -8
Howe Sound with Anvil Island, some Coast Mountains, and, a BC Ferry ... 31 July 2020
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 19:11:58 GMT -8
I was just looking at the damaged bow of the Queen of Surrey and And I was pondering a question. Are the ferries capable of switching berths or sailing anywhere with a empty main and gallery decks but with a fully loaded upper car deck? Or would a loaded upper car deck make the ship Top heavy?
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Post by FNS on Aug 18, 2020 20:08:41 GMT -8
Howe Sound with Anvil Island, some Coast Mountains, and, a BC Ferry ... 31 July 2020
This is just breathtaking!
This shows how small big ferries are compared to the immense size of the beautiful scenery. That 457 foot ferry is dwarfed!
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 7, 2020 8:24:56 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Queen of Surrey en route across Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay, near Vancouver 31 July 2020
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Post by Charles on Sept 9, 2020 10:54:20 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Queen of Surrey en route across Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay, near Vancouver 31 July 2020
Where did you get this shot? This is an amazing photo!
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 9, 2020 11:54:45 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Queen of Surrey en route across Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay, near Vancouver 31 July 2020
New Drone?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 9, 2020 14:00:47 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Queen of Surrey en route across Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay, near Vancouver 31 July 2020
Where did you get this shot? This is an amazing photo! I'm assuming it's from thes rocks at this here roadside location, give or take a few hundred metres along that road: H E R E
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 9, 2020 20:58:29 GMT -8
LLM is correct. No drone involved. That road used to be the highway. Now it is quiet & parking is not normally an issue. My photo perch was a wee bit further north than on LLM's map. While the view of ferries coming & going is good, you don't get a good view right into Horseshoe Bay and the ferry berths.
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Post by Alberni on Apr 19, 2021 17:53:13 GMT -8
Powell River Peak Apr 16, 2021 4:49 PM By: Sophie Woodrooffe UPDATED: Queen of Surrey ‘end for ending’ due to mechanical issuesBC Ferries got it all backwards on Friday, April 16 and as of Monday, April 19, it still is. In an unusual manoeuvre noticed by passengers on Route 3, the Queen of Surrey turned around after leaving the Langdale terminal and sailed in reverse to Horseshoe Bay. The reason turned out to be a problem with the propeller. “We [are] experiencing an issue with the controllable pitch propeller on one end of the Queen of Surrey so we are ‘end for ending’ right now,” public affairs executive director Deborah Marshall told Coast Reporter in an email on April 16. No delays were initially reported and the problem was expected to be resolved over the weekend, however on April 19 Marshall confirmed the vessel will continue “end for ending” until repairs are completed on April 21 or 22. A service notice on Monday indicated the Queen of Surrey is operating about half an hour behind schedule between Langdale and Horseshoe Bay, “due to accumulated delays associated with loading and unloading the vessel as well as an ongoing mechanical issue that requires the vessel to turn around before going into the dock at Langdale.”
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Post by FNS on Apr 19, 2021 21:44:52 GMT -8
Powell River Peak Apr 16, 2021 4:49 PM By: Sophie Woodrooffe UPDATED: Queen of Surrey ‘end for ending’ due to mechanical issuesBC Ferries got it all backwards on Friday, April 16 and as of Monday, April 19, it still is. In an unusual manoeuvre noticed by passengers on Route 3, the Queen of Surrey turned around after leaving the Langdale terminal and sailed in reverse to Horseshoe Bay. The reason turned out to be a problem with the propeller. “We [are] experiencing an issue with the controllable pitch propeller on one end of the Queen of Surrey so we are ‘end for ending’ right now,” public affairs executive director Deborah Marshall told Coast Reporter in an email on April 16. No delays were initially reported and the problem was expected to be resolved over the weekend, however on April 19 Marshall confirmed the vessel will continue “end for ending” until repairs are completed on April 21 or 22. A service notice on Monday indicated the Queen of Surrey is operating about half an hour behind schedule between Langdale and Horseshoe Bay, “due to accumulated delays associated with loading and unloading the vessel as well as an ongoing mechanical issue that requires the vessel to turn around before going into the dock at Langdale.”
Hmmm ... I guess she's operating like the "QUEEN OF BURNABY"-Class. Sounding three short blasts, backing out of Horseshoe Bay, and "Swartz Bay-ing" it at Langdale. At least she has a wheelhouse at the other end to view the landing.
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Post by northwesterner on Apr 20, 2021 17:44:49 GMT -8
Hmmm ... I guess she's operating like the "QUEEN OF BURNABY"-Class. Sounding three short blasts, backing out of Horseshoe Bay, and "Swartz Bay-ing" it at Langdale. At least she has a wheelhouse at the other end to view the landing. Note that she's not as far behind as you might expect for having to engage in this maneuver. As I've often noted on here, the berths at Langdale are configured for a single ender to approach parallel to the berth and back in. This is a more direct shot than the wide loop they must take to go in head first with a C-Class.
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Post by Departure Bay on Apr 20, 2021 20:17:53 GMT -8
The Queen of Surrey has been turning around in Departure Bay as well, when leaving for Horseshoe Bay. It makes for interesting viewing, with the Surrey in an entirely unusual area of the bay.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 20, 2021 21:55:44 GMT -8
Note that she's not as far behind as you might expect for having to engage in this maneuver. As I've often noted on here, the berths at Langdale are configured for a single ender to approach parallel to the berth and back in. This is a more direct shot than the wide loop they must take to go in head first with a C-Class. Quite a few of BC Ferries' berths still exhibit their single-ender heritage. One example would be Long Harbour, Saltspring Island.
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Post by Ollie on Jan 3, 2022 22:21:28 GMT -8
Queen of Surrey at Horseshoe Bay, Dec 30 2021
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 12, 2022 23:24:31 GMT -8
Queen of Surrey now has numbers on doors of car deck, Langdale end of vessel is one while Horseshoe Bay end of vessel is two.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 23, 2022 6:45:24 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 23, 2022 8:21:18 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam has taken over for the Queen of Surrey but only using the lower vehicle deck only.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 23, 2022 15:40:42 GMT -8
Has Queen of Surrey served route 1? I know she has servicd routes 2, 3 and 30.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 11, 2022 11:36:00 GMT -8
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Sept 11, 2022 21:37:16 GMT -8
Has Queen of Surrey served route 1? I know she has servicd routes 2, 3 and 30. Yes she has, very briefly, and I took a ride on her while she was on that route. The details are fuzzy in my mind but it was during a summer and obviously when they were still allowing the C class to transit Active Pass...late 80's maybe. What I do remember is the Coquitlam originally started on route 1 as a 5th vessel that summer. Around mid July, however, the Surrey developed engine or clutch problems and had to operate as a single-ended vessel. The resulting need to turn end-for-end caused her to fall behind schedule on route 2 so they swapped the Coquitlam with the Surrey, the reasoning being the Surrey could make up time on route 1 due to the slightly shorter distance of that crossing. The mechanical issues were resolved in a week or so, but instead of doing another vessel swap, the 2 ships ended up staying where they were for the remainder of the summer.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 27, 2022 13:38:19 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Oct 27, 2022 19:50:38 GMT -8
We need to be careful about buying into the 'advantages' of supposedly renewable diesel sources. It takes a vast amount of farmland to produce this 'renewable' fuel, with all the fertilizer, herbicides, subsidies, and everything else that goes into refining plants into something that gets burned. I'm not saying it's clearly a bad idea, but I think that quite often we look at a very obvious bad guy option, like bunker fuel, and say, "Hey! If they can grow this stuff in the Fraser Valley, it's got to be better!" Not necessarily, and particularly if the countless acres currently planted to produce fuel are taken out of food production. There is a heavy cost to supporting a population of seven billion on this planet, and we need to be very careful about the seemingly advanced notions we buy into.
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Post by fairweatherfisherman on Oct 28, 2022 11:29:14 GMT -8
I wonder if the use of alternative fuels like biodiesel will have an impact on the EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index)
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