Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Dec 3, 2021 13:09:37 GMT -8
I heard the volume loads were really low due to lack of notice. I don’t even think there were any trucks on the southbound trip. That’s what I heard.
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Post by hwy19man on Jan 10, 2022 5:24:21 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 11, 2022 0:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 11, 2022 11:15:07 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 11, 2022 17:23:19 GMT -8
I do wish the media people at BCFS would use proper English. They may think their ferries are 'smart' but they are not smart enough to cancel sailings. BCFS made that call all by themselves without any help at all from the Queen of Coquitlam.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jan 11, 2022 17:55:50 GMT -8
I do wish the media people at BCFS would use proper English. They may think their ferries are 'smart' but they are not smart enough to cancel sailings. BCFS made that call all by themselves without any help at all from the Queen of Coquitlam. I never even noticed that, but you're right, Jim. And in fact, I think the Queen of Coquitlam has even less say in the matter than she used to, since Ferries captains now apparently have to always defer to the company's matrix of sailing conditions.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 14, 2022 14:12:33 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 14, 2022 23:18:47 GMT -8
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jan 15, 2022 17:25:51 GMT -8
I know people who moved to Galiano because of the connection to Tsawwassen and MDs and specialists on the mainland. This is really going to have an effect. Going Galiano- Swartz Bay- Tsawwassen is ridiculous. Hopefully the service reduction isn't any longer than what is currently planned. Covid, as well as the ongoing shortage of maritime workers, continues to really impact our essential transportation network.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 15, 2022 22:08:12 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 20, 2022 18:31:40 GMT -8
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Post by timmyc on Jan 27, 2022 14:22:31 GMT -8
Not sure if there's a better place for this, but Coastal Renaissance and Spirit of Vancouver were involved in the rescue of 33 people on a "marine school bus" whose engine caught fire this morning:
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Post by 1foot2ships on Mar 11, 2022 14:47:47 GMT -8
BBF: Where are you brother? This is a big one (no, not really).
The Queen of Coquitlam is out of service mid-way through her day. She is sitting at HSB while water taxis ferry foot traffic. Langdale is a mess and apparently they are considering the QOB do the route rest of the day or to do the L route from there.
All hearsay, please don't take as gospel.
Have a good weekend all. Congratulations on making it to mask freedom day!
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 11, 2022 22:56:55 GMT -8
Hopefully BC Ferries get the Queen of Surrey operations soon. I wonder what they going to do tomorrow?
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Post by 1foot2ships on Apr 7, 2022 17:11:09 GMT -8
Queen of Coquitlam having troubles again. Spent last 1/3 of trip limping into Langdale. Now holding in port.
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 11, 2022 17:44:25 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni making the headlines this afternoon with a “steering issue” that occurred on the Duke Point side. This affected the arrival on the Coastal Inspiration, who then headed to Departure Bay to offload traffic until the Alberni was cleared out from Duke Pt. The Alberni has since deadheaded back to Tsawwassen, tying up in berth 2, with assistance of the tug, Seaspan Osprey. Inspiration is sailing quite late now, keeping things moving on Route 30 as best she can.
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Post by 1foot2ships on Apr 11, 2022 21:48:31 GMT -8
Wow. That is quite the adjustment sending all that traffic to DB while the day is already underway. It shouldn't be that big of a deal if the terminal has their act together b/c this is how it was done before DP was built. Is that right?
On second thought, maybe not so easy. Despite the improved technology to notify the public already on their way to the wrong terminal, or already in the car hold, people's expectations are (unreasonably) higher these days.
As for tomorrow, the QOB is reducing her schedule cancelling trips 1, 2, 7 & 8.
With the recent unreliability of the QCoquitlam recently and this new problem with the QAlberni, is it just me or are all things hitting the fan simultaneously at the moment?
Good thing these kinks are all happening now so the long weekend will be smoother!
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Post by Dane on Apr 12, 2022 5:54:40 GMT -8
I'm not sure expecting to arrive at the correct terminal is "unreasonable" regardless of the era... Come on.
Makes for an interesting day to observe, though.
I'm too lazy to make any meaningful measure of this, but the Alberni must lead the fleet in days down for mechanical issues.
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Post by Ferryman on Apr 12, 2022 6:03:36 GMT -8
I should clarify that the Inspirstion simply discharged the traffic she had onboard at Departure Bay, so people weren’t stuck onboard any longer than they had to. By the time the discharge was complete, the Alberni had departed Duke Pt, allowing the Inspiration to proceed to Duke Pt to pick up traffic, likely everything that had showed up for the 12:45 sailing. Foot passengers were given the option to stay aboard until the ship was able to reach Duke Pt, of course.
There has also been a huge issue with having enough crew to run the ships. Licensed Engineering and Licensed Deck personnel are in high demand at the moment.
The Queen of Surrey is also delayed coming out of refit, with the earliest she’ll be back online being April 15, hopefully.
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Apr 13, 2022 19:45:18 GMT -8
I should clarify that the Inspirstion simply discharged the traffic she had onboard at Departure Bay, so people weren’t stuck onboard any longer than they had to. By the time the discharge was complete, the Alberni had departed Duke Pt, allowing the Inspiration to proceed to Duke Pt to pick up traffic, likely everything that had showed up for the 12:45 sailing. Foot passengers were given the option to stay aboard until the ship was able to reach Duke Pt, of course. There has also been a huge issue with having enough crew to run the ships. Licensed Engineering and Licensed Deck personnel are in high demand at the moment. The Queen of Surrey is also delayed coming out of refit, with the earliest she’ll be back online being April 15, hopefully. I was on that diverted sailing of the CI. Ended up being about a 30 minute delay? We sat waiting for the Alberni to clear the berth for 10 min before they decided to go to Departure Bay.
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Post by 1foot2ships on Apr 14, 2022 11:35:01 GMT -8
I have no idea how to summarise this from their website, but there is a lot of stuff hitting the fan for route 2 today. ... & now affecting route 3 On a positive note, work on Berth 1 is complete now. QOB used it a few times yesterday
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Apr 14, 2022 19:41:39 GMT -8
I have no idea how to summarise this from their website, but there is a lot of stuff hitting the fan for route 2 today. ... & now affecting route 3 On a positive note, work on Berth 1 is complete now. QOB used it a few times yesterday <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> I doubt that I'm the only one looking ahead to this summer with a certain amount of trepidation. Crew shortages, old vessels breaking down, and I even wonder if Deas and the shipyards have the staff to fix things in a timely manner. Bottom line: do not rely on reservations over the next few months, if you really need to get somewhere.
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Post by 1foot2ships on Apr 17, 2022 21:16:01 GMT -8
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Apr 22, 2022 10:38:35 GMT -8
It's a Friday, and so far there are no additional cancellations or late sailings due to crew shortages. Unfortunately, that's kind of newsworthy.
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Post by explorer on Apr 22, 2022 12:06:32 GMT -8
That's good news!
Wednesday night the 1900 from Swartz Bay to Fulford was canx.
In trying to find the reason for the cancellation I noticed that the Queen of Cumberland was load restricted on Route 5. Can the load on a vessel be restricted and therefore operate with less crew?
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