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Post by Ferryman on Jan 16, 2008 22:18:39 GMT -8
The Alberni was en-route to Swartz Bay. The Sidney, as Kyle stated, was on Route 9. Seeming it was the summertime, I could only assume that the Tsawwassen was probably being used as an extra on one of the Major Routes. It would make sense if she was on Route 1, serving as a spare. She would serve as a spare on Route 1 on occasion, well into the 90's. I think I have a schedule from 1979. Let me have a look at it to see if it shows any extra sailings, other than the Alberni sailings.
EDIT: Closest schedule I have to 1979, is the Spring/Summer schedule of 1978. Basically it shows a schedule with 4 regular ships + the Alberni. The Albernis sailings would start at 6:30am from Tsawwassen, and go from there at 1 hour 20 min crossing times. On Route 2, there was a schedule for 3 ships. Assuming 2 of them were C's, plus the third one being a single ender, seeming the sailing time is listed as 1 hour 50mins on the extra sailings. The Sechelt Queen is also on the schedule for Route 9, up until June 1978 at least. I don't know if there were winter/summer changes on that route.
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 16, 2008 23:03:34 GMT -8
Another photo, one of many, from page 4, The Province, 10 Aug 1979. At that time the 'Tab' was a broadsheet.  |
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Post by pscurr on Jan 17, 2008 13:39:38 GMT -8
Does anybody know the name of the Captain on the Victoria the day of the accident?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2008 20:43:52 GMT -8
There was a Race Horse on board, the Alberni. He had to be shot, and that was sad.  The fishing boats in Active Pass, have been a problem in the pass for many previous years. It is a miracle that something did not happen before this. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 17, 2008 21:46:17 GMT -8
Another report from The Province newspaper of 10 Aug 1979, this time an eye witness account from on board the Q of Tsawwassen... This account makes it clear that the Tsawwassen was there, and that it was working as an extra on route 1, bound for her namesake terminal.  DOT collection |
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Post by ProudCanuck on Jan 18, 2008 13:17:57 GMT -8
Reading that news clipping about the Alberni in Active Pass. It states that the passengers got friction burns from the rubber chutes.
Does anyone know it that would happen on all of these chutes that BCF has installed in recent years?
Having never been down one these chutes (and I hope I never have to!) I can only assume that they did not cross their arms on their chest as they went down.
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Post by Barnacle on Jan 18, 2008 14:37:23 GMT -8
That's probably what happened. Those chutes are, at least now, lined with a friction fabric that slows the descent of the evacuee.
(WSF vessel employees get sent down a chute at least once in our training so that we all know what it's like. ;D )
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 18, 2008 15:24:00 GMT -8
About the location of the Tsawwassen at the time of the accident, I was just going from info relayed to me from somebody fishing in the pass. No, they were not the fishing boat mentioned in all the articles, they were a little further in the pass.
They did mention that the Tsawwassen was there a little later after the accident.
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Post by Retrovision on Oct 6, 2006 23:14:26 GMT -8
Arriving @ Duke Point terminal      At Tsawwassen terminal
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 14, 2007 22:33:59 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Jan 17, 2007 5:48:50 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on Jan 22, 2007 5:10:27 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 25, 2007 22:44:54 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 9, 2007 20:46:51 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on May 6, 2007 17:30:55 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on May 9, 2007 21:51:01 GMT -8
An update from today - Seemingly not much has changed A soon-to-be drastically changed landscape as development inevitably closes in   More, mainly zoomed shots, on the way
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Post by Retrovision on May 11, 2007 2:49:19 GMT -8
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Post by Retrovision on May 16, 2007 21:43:17 GMT -8
From the Lions Gate Bridge yesterday afternoon
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 13, 2008 21:18:54 GMT -8
....same place as Queen of Vancouver, Queen of Coquitlam, Queen of the Islands. Queen of Alberni and Queen of Surrey ll were also built by Burrard Drydock as well. The Alberni was , in fact, built at Vancouver Shipyards, not Burrard. The newspaper clipping below, from the Vancouver Sun (I think), shows her under construction in the fall of 1975. She was side launched not long after this photo was taken. Is anyone aware of any other BCF vessels that were side launched? I believe the Alberni was the only one of the larger vessels to enter the water in that fashion.  DOT collection |
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Post by Curtis on Jan 13, 2008 22:03:00 GMT -8
Now that's a rare find. I've wondered if there were photos of the Alberni Under Construction. Glad to see a decent photo of her at that time.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 13, 2008 22:24:57 GMT -8
Re: Sideways launched Ferries:
MV Kuper - Allied
MV Spirits of BC and VI (forward hull section) - Allied
MV Queen of Capilano ? - Vanship
MV Skeena Queen - Allied
MV Tachek (ex Texada Queen) - Allied
MV Quadra Queen II -Allied (The QQII and TQ were actually both sitting on the ways at the time)
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Post by Mirrlees on Jan 14, 2008 0:47:06 GMT -8
Thanks for clarification about where the 'Alberni was built, Jim I just assumed that Burrard built her.  |
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Post by NMcKay on Jan 22, 2008 6:26:08 GMT -8
if i remember correctly all K Class Vessels were launched sideways.
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 4, 2008 21:58:48 GMT -8
Another one from my brother's collection, this time from Swartz Bay, circa 1977, showing a near new Queen of Alberni and the first Queen of Surrey together.  DOT photo © |
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 13, 2008 19:09:43 GMT -8
Another photo of the Alberni, again from my brother's camera. This is from Expo year and was taken along the lower Fraser River with the Alex Fraser Bridge in the background.  DOT photo © |
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