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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2020 19:17:55 GMT -8
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Post by princessofvanfan on Aug 16, 2020 19:32:28 GMT -8
I was onboard The Coq inbound to Horseshoe Bay last summer when they suddenly altered course to avoid a bunch of sailboats and wound up going this way. Takes about 15 minutes longer, but it's an interesting diversion. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 3, 2020 8:00:17 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam has add a round trip route 2 and two round trips on route 3 today.
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Post by Departure Bay on Dec 20, 2020 10:57:02 GMT -8
The Queen of Coquitlam is running single-ended. She turned around and headed over to Horseshoe Bay "backwards" as she left Departure Bay this morning.
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 11, 2022 23:07:11 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam under way from BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay Terminal with some Howe Sound islands & mountains for a backdrop.
11 February 2022
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Post by Neil on Apr 2, 2022 21:06:38 GMT -8
A current service notice states that the 'Coquitlam will be sailing with her main car deck doors closed due to a mishap. I'm not really familiar with operating procedure on the Langdale run. Do vessels there always sail with the doors open?
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 3, 2022 8:25:02 GMT -8
A current service notice states that the ' Coquitlam will be sailing with her main car deck doors closed due to a mishap. I'm not really familiar with operating procedure on the Langdale run. Do vessels there always sail with the doors open? Short answer is yes, the navigational stern doors are left open with gates secured instead. Because route 3 is defined as a Sheltered Waters voyage by Transport Canada, and sea conditions are generally good 95% of the time, an allowance has been given to allow the stern doors to be left open. This makes the lower car deck no longer become an enclosed car deck, allowing passengers to remain in their cars if they wish. No such allowance exists on the major crossings to Vancouver Island of course though. Different voyage classification on those routes. |
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Apr 3, 2022 14:39:13 GMT -8
A current service notice states that the ' Coquitlam will be sailing with her main car deck doors closed due to a mishap. I'm not really familiar with operating procedure on the Langdale run. Do vessels there always sail with the doors open? Short answer is yes, the navigational stern doors are left open with gates secured instead. Because route 3 is defined as a Sheltered Waters voyage by Transport Canada, and sea conditions are generally good 95% of the time, an allowance has been given to allow the stern doors to be left open. This makes the lower car deck no longer become an enclosed car deck, allowing passengers to remain in their cars if they wish. No such allowance exists on the major crossings to Vancouver Island of course though. Different voyage classification on those routes. This is correct - Coquitlam was restricting access to Decks 2/3 on Friday still. Only on the route for 10ish more days, so hopefully it's not too big a deal. |
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 3, 2022 16:05:36 GMT -8
Short answer is yes, the navigational stern doors are left open with gates secured instead. Because route 3 is defined as a Sheltered Waters voyage by Transport Canada, and sea conditions are generally good 95% of the time, an allowance has been given to allow the stern doors to be left open. This makes the lower car deck no longer become an enclosed car deck, allowing passengers to remain in their cars if they wish. No such allowance exists on the major crossings to Vancouver Island of course though. Different voyage classification on those routes. Is this a recent change, Chris? Passengers going between different routes may be just a bit confused and perhaps a bit angry seeing rules applied on some routes and not on others, even though there may be some justification for the differences.
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Queen of Coquitlam en route to Langdale, about 5 minutes after departure from Horseshoe Bay. I remember saying to myself "What takes them with closing that door?"
11 February 2022
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 3, 2022 17:16:08 GMT -8
Short answer is yes, the navigational stern doors are left open with gates secured instead. Because route 3 is defined as a Sheltered Waters voyage by Transport Canada, and sea conditions are generally good 95% of the time, an allowance has been given to allow the stern doors to be left open. This makes the lower car deck no longer become an enclosed car deck, allowing passengers to remain in their cars if they wish. No such allowance exists on the major crossings to Vancouver Island of course though. Different voyage classification on those routes. Is this a recent change, Chris? Passengers going between different routes may be just a bit confused and perhaps a bit angry seeing rules applied on some routes and not on others, even though there may be some justification for the differences.
It took place when other routes started to require to exit low vehicles in September 2020. I know it’s only on route 3 on any Cowichan Class vessel excluding the Queen of Alberni and they add additional information about this on the vessels. |
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Post by Olympic Ferries on May 16, 2022 21:47:15 GMT -8
Is this a recent change, Chris? Passengers going between different routes may be just a bit confused and perhaps a bit angry seeing rules applied on some routes and not on others, even though there may be some justification for the differences.
It took place when other routes started to require to exit low vehicles in September 2020. I know it’s only on route 3 on any Cowichan Class vessel excluding the Queen of Alberni and they add additional information about this on the vessels. Did not appear that this was being practiced when the Oak Bay was running the route a few weeks ago, at least not on the sailing I was on. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 16, 2022 22:05:28 GMT -8
It took place when other routes started to require to exit low vehicles in September 2020. I know it’s only on route 3 on any Cowichan Class vessel excluding the Queen of Alberni and they add additional information about this on the vessels. Did not appear that this was being practiced when the Oak Bay was running the route a few weeks ago, at least not on the sailing I was on. I believe there was incident that need to be into which seems to have been look into and fixed. |
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Post by WettCoast on May 23, 2022 12:09:10 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam in Departure Bay, underway with an extra morning (Victoria Day) sailing to the mainland
23 May 2022
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Post by paulvanb on May 23, 2022 20:24:24 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam in Departure Bay, underway with an extra morning (Victoria Day) sailing to the mainland
23 May 2022
This is an outstanding shot! |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 29, 2022 13:18:46 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam is filling in for Queen of Alberni today on route 2.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 23, 2022 15:26:21 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 26, 2022 21:20:33 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam at berth 3, Horseshoe Bay, loading for Langdale & the Sunshine Coast
30 July 2022
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Post by harrysbird on Sept 6, 2022 17:33:41 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam is now under annual refit at BC Ferries Maintenance Dock.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Oct 15, 2022 15:00:09 GMT -8
Why does BC Ferries say Queen of Coquitlam has more vehicles capacity than Queen of Cowichan, Queen of Surrey, and Queen of Oak Bay when they are all same length has same car deck layout?
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Post by Neil on Oct 15, 2022 18:52:48 GMT -8
Why does BC Ferries say Queen of Coquitlam has more vehicles capacity than Queen of Cowichan, Queen of Surrey, and Queen of Oak Bay when they are all same length has same car deck layout? We're talking about the difference between 311 and 316 capacity. Maybe the dog tending area is in a different place, or some emergency equipment is slightly differently deployed. These vessels were built four or five decades ago... things change, even in the same class. |
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Post by Mike on Nov 19, 2022 18:14:01 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam heading out to sea, after being refloated earlier today at Vancouver Drydock. |
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Post by harrysbird on Nov 19, 2022 20:46:21 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam is now at Departure Bay Ferry Terminal and will take over Route 2 while Queen of Cowichan is going to annual refit coming very soon.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 20, 2022 12:24:24 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam is doing sea trails by the doing on route 2 and around Horseshoe Bay.
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Post by timmyc on Nov 30, 2022 13:50:10 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam heading out to sea, after being refloated earlier today at Vancouver Drydock. Some belated images posted today by Seaspan of her in the drydock: |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 19, 2023 12:31:48 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam now has ends numbered now the Langdale or Departure Bay end #1 while Horseshoe Bay end is #2.
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