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Post by Starsteward on Sept 9, 2015 5:54:27 GMT -8
:)after a 1966 QPR meltdown start to my seagoing service, but some later service at Swartz Bay which included Mayne Queen, perhaps my most interesting time was on our replacement vessel at the time, the old Motor Princess/Pender Queen and her old wooden car deck! :)mrdot. Your 1966 'meltdown' ? I was thinking that maybe you were referring to the August 1967 squabble the 'QPR' had with Haddington Reef? Wooden car deck on the early pioneer, 'Motor Princess'/'Pender Queen'. Imagine floating that concept past Transport Canada today.
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Post by Neil on Sept 9, 2015 8:28:27 GMT -8
I just got back from this event. I think I was like the only customer there. Everyone else were either employees or former employees. This event was not too well publicized on the BC Ferries site there was nothing mentoned. The twitter page mentioned about her turning 50 but nothing about an open house was mentioned except for this one post of the news release on the boat itself. I guess that is why the ticket agent at Swartz Bay knew nothing about it. I just parked in the short term for like 90 mins. The Mayne Queen was like 30 mins behind so she dident arrive until 1pm so I only have like 30 mins on her cause my parking expired after that. Was given a lanyard and a pass to go down to the boat. Not much else to tell. They had cake and coffee some ballons through out the lounges. They had a few old articles and a guest book which I did sign. So yeah that's about it. I managed to have this day off so I figured I might as well go for a little while! I wonder if they will do this for the Cumberland when she turns 50? lol! Karl, you were just at Swartz Bay. Chances are the Mayne Queen was behind schedule because she was stopping for longer than usual at her island stops where more people would have been noting the occasion. Jack Knox is widely read, so islanders would have seen mention of this event in his column, and chances are the FAC would have mentioned it on island Facebook pages.
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Post by paulvanb on Sept 9, 2015 17:51:48 GMT -8
Since the Mayne Queen is 50 I thought I would add these photos to celebrate her years of service doing what she does best - delivering reliable service!
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 9, 2015 20:49:25 GMT -8
Just as a tribute to the Mayne Queen's 50 years of service I am once again featuring this shot of her from 1977 when she still wore pastel blue... She had almost twelve years of service under her belt when this was taken. She had not yet been stretched, but had lost the two side loading ramps once used at Saturna Island. I think that we can definitely say that the MQ & sisters have served us well. Mayne Queen near Swartz Bay - 1 June 1977 © WCK-JST - VueScan by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by lar on Sept 16, 2015 16:21:04 GMT -8
Hi folks, While flying up to Nanaimo Monday to take pictures for my ferry project we flew right over the Mayne Queen at about 1000 feet. Here's a shot which I think shows a nice illustration of the Kelvin wake:
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Post by yak on Oct 15, 2015 13:47:26 GMT -8
Unfortunately I only had my cellphone on me, but I managed to catch the Mayne Queen at sunrise this morning from the Queen of Nanaimo.
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Post by Mike on Nov 16, 2015 17:54:30 GMT -8
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Post by mrdot on Nov 16, 2015 20:22:08 GMT -8
'svery different Mayne Queen from my days on her in the late 1960's which was when we did use the unmanned ramp at Montague harbour! :)mr.dot.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Nov 21, 2015 20:35:07 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 14, 2016 18:44:21 GMT -8
Mayne Queen en route to Sturdies Bay with dangerous cargo (the propane truck) off Mayne Island shoreline between Helen Point & Miners Bay - 27 December 2015. © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by paulvanb on Jan 15, 2016 16:39:32 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 5, 2016 17:16:48 GMT -8
Dangerous Cargo; just that one propane truck ... Mayne Queen off Helen Point, Mayne Island - 27 December 2015 © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 30, 2016 16:54:42 GMT -8
Mount Baker & Mayne Island's Georgina Point Lighthouse are the backdrop for this shot of the Mayne Queen waiting for the berth at Sturdies Bay (Galiano) to be freed up - 29 June 2016 © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2016 14:06:45 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 18, 2016 8:19:27 GMT -8
Mayne Queen is in the middle of this shot of "4 Ferries in Swanson Channel," so she gets this photo in her thread. Left to right, at 7:32am on July 13, 2016 Queen of Nanaimo Queen of Cumberland Mayne Queen Spirit of Vancouver Island DSC04146 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 1, 2016 13:19:06 GMT -8
Mayne Queen, drifting toward the berth at Sturdies Bay, Galiano Island - 29 June 2016. No, this is not out in the middle of the ocean. It is actually just off the northern end of Active Pass. © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Aug 22, 2016 22:45:51 GMT -8
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Sept 4, 2016 12:01:13 GMT -8
The Mayne Queen at her namesake Island, as seen from aboard the arriving Queen of Nanaimo, 8/28/2016
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Post by Neil on Oct 1, 2016 22:11:19 GMT -8
This post could have been in the Bowen Queen thread just as easily. Maybe only Chris 'ferryman' can answer this.
I've always wondered whether crewing levels are identical on the Mayne and Bowen, given that they are two of three triplets... at least as built. On her summer service from Tsawwassen, the Bowen's snack bar is open, and of course, the Mayne has never had a snack bar. Does the Bowen Queen get an extra crewman or two to staff the snack bar, or is there just some reassignment from regular crew?
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Post by Ferryman on Oct 2, 2016 9:50:11 GMT -8
This post could have been in the Bowen Queen thread just as easily. Maybe only Chris 'ferryman' can answer this.
I've always wondered whether crewing levels are identical on the Mayne and Bowen, given that they are two of three triplets... at least as built. On her summer service from Tsawwassen, the Bowen's snack bar is open, and of course, the Mayne has never had a snack bar. Does the Bowen Queen get an extra crewman or two to staff the snack bar, or is there just some reassignment from regular crew? Interestingly enough, the Bowen and Mayne's Crew muster assignment are completely different actually. The Mayne Queen having no snack bar of course, means that she has three different crew profiles. A, B, and C (transit only). But one of the main reasons for that is because she's able to cross the Strait of Georgia with a Near Coastal voyage approval. Mayne Queen however doesn't have this, but has only a Sheltered Waters voyage approval, much like the majority of minor vessels (exception of Northern Gulf Island runs). A License: 8 crew - 384 passengers B License: 7 crew - 189 passengers C License: 6 crew - 0 passengers The Bowen on the other hand has four different licenses. A, B, C, and D (transit only). A License: 10 crew - 382 passengers B License: 8 crew - 286 passengers C License: 7 crew - 189 passengers D License: 6 crew - 0 passengers Normal operation for the Mayne Queen is the B-License, and the Bowen Queen would operate with a C-License if she was on a run without the Snack bar. I did a brief stint on the Bowen when she was on Route 5 last winter, and we had a B-License plus one extra person (catering staff) to run the snack bar, which actually gave them two people to staff the snack bar. When the Bowen goes to Route 9a, they of course run the full A-License staff daily, and the tenth person is actually a (luggage) van driver/OFA 3/cleaner. I've also been on the Bowen on Route 4 a number of times, where we'd start off with the C-License, but would eventually have to bump it up to the A-License crew compliment in order to keep up with the volume of passengers on that run. But the license bump would end up being comprised of only extra deckhands since there are no catering staff cleared to work on the Bowen on Route 4. However I have seen rare cases where catering staff are borrowed from Swartz on the second arrival into Swartz, where they end up doing a mid-day, 9 to 5 type of shift. It's also worth noting that the Bowen Queen has a different setup of an evacuation system. One of the requirements for her Near Coastal Voyage certification is to have covered liferafts, and she is equipped with eight, 50-person covered life rafts, plus two 150-person open life rafts (when operating sheltered waters voyages). These ferry routes are specifically outlined in the Canada Shipping Act. There are a few other requirements for it to be Near Coastal certified, but not really worth noting. The Mayne Queen however just has the two, 150-person liferafts, and two extra 50-person link-rafts. The question from remains though....is it true that the Mayne actually NEVER had a snack bar? She has the space for one still, which is now a storage locker, but it's covered up with a steel bulkhead. On the Powell River Queen, it's still obvious that she had a snack bar at one time with the some of the railings/lineup approaches still intact in the lounge.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 2, 2016 12:25:47 GMT -8
Mayne Queen in September 2016 arriving at Village Bay I am on the Queen of Nanaimo in berth-1 on a weekday afternoon. This is a regular meet at V-Bay between these two ships. Most of the traffic on the incoming Mayne Queen is from Saturna Island and will be transferring onto the Queen of Nanaimo to go to Tsawwassen. DSC06016bnrsmall by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr
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Post by Dane on Oct 2, 2016 12:27:51 GMT -8
In the early 90s Route 5 was advertised as food service on all sailings. I don't have any definitive answer on the snack bar, but that is the only evidence I've seen one way or another. I'm hoping some day just to stumble on an old photo or random committee minutes etc making reference to it.
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Post by Neil on Oct 2, 2016 15:18:50 GMT -8
In the early 90s Route 5 was advertised as food service on all sailings. I don't have any definitive answer on the snack bar, but that is the only evidence I've seen one way or another. I'm hoping some day just to stumble on an old photo or random committee minutes etc making reference to it. Obviously, I've not had much experience with the Mayne Queen. She apparently had a snack bar from time of launching (according to old schedules), up to at least the 1995 fleet profile. Past that time, I don't know.
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 29, 2016 10:45:38 GMT -8
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Post by ferrylife on Mar 13, 2017 20:31:55 GMT -8
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