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Post by WettCoast on Apr 4, 2016 9:06:51 GMT -8
what is the 3rd c class I know Cowichan and now oak bay r havin issues?
The Queen of Oak Bay is holding in dock due to mechanical issues. This in itself is unremarkable, except now three C class have gone don mechanically in five days. When it rains, it pours I suppose. Funny how this class is so apt at concurrent mechanical problems. The Coquitlam was having issues during the past week on route 3 (Langdale). Will the Alberni take a turn tomorrow?
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2016 8:32:39 GMT -8
Oops, it looks like it is Tachek that is going to refit. QQII to route 24 until late June, so it will be a quicker refit than previously planned.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 10, 2016 17:04:07 GMT -8
Oops, it looks like it is Tachek that is going to refit. QQII to route 24 until late June, so it will be a quicker refit than previously planned. Thanks very much for that. I was intrigued by the refit/replacement possibilities. It's one of the enduring things that creates interest among the ferry enthusiasts. Here's the notice for Port McNeill, for the big replacement: The service notice focuses on the differences of Bowen Queen re centre overheight-lane and un-elevation, but neglects to mention the risk of Sointulans getting lost on the huge car deck.
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Post by Neil on May 12, 2016 22:07:13 GMT -8
Oops, it looks like it is Tachek that is going to refit. QQII to route 24 until late June, so it will be a quicker refit than previously planned. Thanks very much for that. I was intrigued by the refit/replacement possibilities. It's one of the enduring things that creates interest among the ferry enthusiasts. Here's the notice for Port McNeill, for the big replacement: The service notice focuses on the differences of Bowen Queen re centre overheight-lane and un-elevation, but neglects to mention the risk of Sointulans getting lost on the huge car deck. The notice also warns that the Bowen Queen doesn't have an elevator. There has never been a vessel on this route that did. The same service-notice-'bot that apologized for putting a bigger vessel on the Hornby run strikes again.
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Post by roeco on May 14, 2016 0:33:29 GMT -8
What ship do they usually use to replace the QQ II when she's unavailable on that route? Im pretty sure its the first time Bowen Queen has ever been on that run!
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Post by bigcountry on May 14, 2016 8:05:41 GMT -8
What ship do they usually use to replace the QQ II when she's unavailable on that route? Im pretty sure its the first time Bowen Queen has ever been on that run! I believe the Tanaka would replace the Tachek on the Quadra-Cortes route then the Tachek would replace the QQII
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Post by Kelvin Lee on May 15, 2016 13:03:06 GMT -8
Service Notice - Sailing Delay - Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Nanaimo (Departure Bay) - Queen of Cowichan #ServiceNotice #HorseshoeBay - #DepartureBay Queen of Cowichan is operating 35 minutes behind schedule due to an operational delay Posted Sunday, May 15, 2016 Print Version Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s): - Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) - Nanaimo (Departure Bay) Update as of 1:15 pm: Please be advised that the Queen of Cowichan is currently operating 35 minutes behind schedule due to an operational delay. Customers with reservations are advised to check in at the terminals in accordance with the scheduled sailing times in order to maintain their reserved status. For traffic updates or more information please call us toll free at 1-888-BCFERRY (223-3779), check our website at www.bcferries.com or go to mobile.bcferries.com on your mobile device. We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this sailing delay.
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Post by bigcountry on May 17, 2016 15:27:47 GMT -8
Service Notice - Alternate Service - Mechanical Difficulties - Powell River (Westview) - Texada (Blubber Bay) #ServiceNotice #PowellRiver #Texada - Vessel cancelled sailings due to mechanical difficulty, alternate service arranged. Posted Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Print Version Note: This Service Notice applies to the following route(s): - Comox (Little River) - Powell River (Westview) - Powell River (Westview) - Texada (Blubber Bay) Alternate Service Comox (Little River) – Powell River (Westview) Powell River (Westview) – Texada Island, Blubber Bay Update as of 3:58 pm: Please be advised that the North Island Princess has cancelled the following sailings due to mechanical difficulties: 3:00 pm departing Texada Island 3:45 pm departing Powell River Water Taxi Service has been arranged. During this period, the Queen of Burnaby will make an additional stop to provide service between Comox, Texada Island and Powell River. 4:20 pm departing Texada - Powell River 5:20 pm departing Powell River - Texada - Little River For traffic updates or more information please call us toll free at 1-888-BCFERRY (223-3779), check our website at www.bcferries.com or go to mobile.bcferries.com on your mobile device. We apologize for any inconvenience experienced as a result of this sailing cancellation. So is this the first time the Queen of Burnaby will ever visit Texada?
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Post by Kahn_C on May 17, 2016 17:40:05 GMT -8
The Burnaby's first visit to Blubber Bay was June 2011 during one of the NIP's extended down times. I have a picture somewhere to prove it, I just need to find it...
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Post by Cascadian Transport on May 17, 2016 19:01:00 GMT -8
Thankfully, whatever was ailing the NIP was fixed quickly. She's back in service on Route 18.
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 5, 2016 12:29:17 GMT -8
Plenty of trouble at Horseshoe Bay at the moment affecting both Route 2 & Route 3. A semi truck has managed to become pinned under a ramp. BC Ferries says that the trouble is due to an 'operational issue'. It has put the Queen of Oak Bay out of service, as well as one of HSB's three berths. Apparently the Coquitlam will be brought in to sub for the Oak Bay but that means cancellation of the 'extra' sailings that the Coquitlam was to be doing on both routes 2 & 3. Apparently the pinned truck can not be removed until the tide rises to a certain level. See this: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-ferries-sailing-wait-stuck-truck-anger-1.3617285See this image.
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Post by Starsteward on Jun 5, 2016 13:15:23 GMT -8
Plenty of trouble at Horseshoe Bay at the moment affecting both Route 2 & Route 3. A semi truck has managed to become pinned under a ramp. BC Ferries says that the trouble is due to an 'operational issue'. It has put the Queen of Oak Bay out of service, as well as one of HSB's three berths. Apparently the Coquitlam will be brought in to sub for the Oak Bay but that means cancellation of the 'extra' sailings that the Coquitlam was to be doing on both routes 2 & 3. Apparently the pinned truck can not be removed until the tide rises to a certain level. See this: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-ferries-sailing-wait-stuck-truck-anger-1.3617285See this image. Weren't we discussing loading and unloading times recently on another thread? Looks like the deck officer, (usually the 1st mate), will have some 'splainin' to do.
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Post by Kahloke on Jun 5, 2016 14:32:13 GMT -8
Plenty of trouble at Horseshoe Bay at the moment affecting both Route 2 & Route 3. A semi truck has managed to become pinned under a ramp. BC Ferries says that the trouble is due to an 'operational issue'. It has put the Queen of Oak Bay out of service, as well as one of HSB's three berths. Apparently the Coquitlam will be brought in to sub for the Oak Bay but that means cancellation of the 'extra' sailings that the Coquitlam was to be doing on both routes 2 & 3. Apparently the pinned truck can not be removed until the tide rises to a certain level. See this: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-ferries-sailing-wait-stuck-truck-anger-1.3617285See this image. YIKES! How did this happen?!
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 5, 2016 14:39:22 GMT -8
YIKES! How did this happen?! I would think BC Ferries' personnel made a serious error in judgment on this. Do drivers of over size loads not rely on ferries' personnel to ensure adequate clearance? Might there be some damage to the berth which would cause it to be out of service for perhaps a few days?
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 6, 2016 8:05:43 GMT -8
Queen of Oak Bay is still out of service this morning. Does anyone know where it is* & what is up with it? Are all Horseshoe Bay berths functional?
* It is at Langdale Terminal. Presumably they need to make some repairs?
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 7, 2016 17:15:45 GMT -8
See this link for a dramatic photo of the 'hanging' truck cab from Sunday's loading incident with the QOB at Horseshoe Bay. This is from the Facebook page ' Dear BC Ferries'. The viewer comments, as always, are entertaining ...
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Post by Neil on Jun 11, 2016 15:45:14 GMT -8
Not a service notice as yet, but a member of the Hornby FAC received a reply to a query of his, stating that Quinitsa will be filling in for the Howe Sound Queen on the Vesuvius run for an unspecified period of time later this month, and will then go into refit.
Salt Spring Islanders will be delighted, no doubt, to have their 70 car vessel replaced by a 48 car one, just in time for the start of summer service.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Jun 13, 2016 7:36:02 GMT -8
Alberni is OOS,and being replaced by the New West.
Out of curiosity, why does Route 30 get to maintain full service, while route 1 gets the axe?
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Post by Kahloke on Jun 13, 2016 8:21:02 GMT -8
Out of curiosity, why does Route 30 get to maintain full service, while route 1 gets the axe? Route 30 only has two vessels. Losing one is a major disruption in service. Currently, Route 1 has 4 vessels assigned to it. SOBC, SOVI, and CCel provide the bulk of the service with New West doing occasional runs on specified days. Shifting New West over to Route 30 seems like a good re-allocation of resources to me. Route 1 can survive with 3 vessels in the short term.
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 13, 2016 8:32:22 GMT -8
Alberni is OOS,and being replaced by the New West. Out of curiosity, why does Route 30 get to maintain full service, while route 1 gets the axe? Route 1 will have three of four ships sailing today while route 30 will have two of two (with one being a substitute vessel). The cancelled route 1 sailings can easily be made up by adding an extra round trip for the C. Celebration, if needed.
Now I wish BC Ferries would hire someone with some actual skills in the English language ... Queen of New Westminster is not 'smart' enough to cancel a sailing. It is entirely without a brain and therefore unable to make decisions ... BC Ferries is the guilty party. They made the decision to cancel sailings by redeploying the vessel to a different route. Not an unreasonable decision, b-t-w.
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Post by northwesterner on Jun 13, 2016 11:09:20 GMT -8
Now I wish BC Ferries would hire someone with some actual skills in the English language ... Queen of New Westminster is not 'smart' enough to cancel a sailing. It is entirely without a brain and therefore unable to make decisions ... BC Ferries is the guilty party. They made the decision to cancel sailings by redeploying the vessel to a different route. Not an unreasonable decision, b-t-w. On the first read, the sentence just seems awkwardly constructed, but not necessarily grammatically incorrect. But if you replace "QONW" in the sentence with the pronoun "she" you realize how ridiculous the sentence is.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 14, 2016 18:18:35 GMT -8
Not a service notice as yet, but a member of the Hornby FAC received a reply to a query of his, stating that Quinitsa will be filling in for the Howe Sound Queen on the Vesuvius run for an unspecified period of time later this month, and will then go into refit.
Salt Spring Islanders will be delighted, no doubt, to have their 70 car vessel replaced by a 48 car one, just in time for the start of summer service. Here's the notice: 2 things I note of interest to me: 1) The Quinitsa at Crofton experience will only be 3.5 days, and will thankfully end before I need to do a work day-trip there. 2) The notice comments that the Quinitsa has better weight capacity than HSQ. But it neglects to mention the smaller deck space (70 to 48)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 19:44:33 GMT -8
The HSQ is actually a 55-car vessel now.
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Post by Neil on Jun 14, 2016 20:32:09 GMT -8
The HSQ is actually a 55-car vessel now. Explain?
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 14, 2016 20:54:28 GMT -8
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