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Post by Charles on May 13, 2018 14:32:24 GMT -8
Looks like the Salish Orca is having some engine issues... BC Ferries Status Update - Comox to Powell River Cancellations and Queen of Cumberland Return to Service May 18 Updated May 13 at 11:55 am Update for May 13 Powell River to Comox Sailing Cancellations: We have had mechanical problems with the Salish Orca this morning that have caused the cancellation of sailings from 9:55 am this morning from Comox through to the 5:15 pm sailing from Powell River this evening. Our team is trying to locate a replacement motor which is proving to be challenging. Once the part is found and delivered to Comox it is expected that the repair will take approximately an hour and a half. Options for alternate travel are through Departure Bay (Nanaimo) to Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) and then on to Langdale (Sunshine Coast) and then through Earls Cove to Saltery Bay. Traffic is expected to be quite busy throughout our system today. Powell River customers with medical appointments Monday, May 14th may want to consider travelling this evening to ensure they are able to make their appointment. While the team is working hard to find a replacement part to have the ship back in service for the last round trip tonight, we would rather err on the side of caution and ensure customers can plan for the potential of the ship being out of service tomorrow morning. We will provide an update this afternoon after 4 pm about our progress and whether we need to cancel the last round trip this evening. Please continue to check this page and our Service Notices for updates. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience these cancellations will cause. From www.bcferries.com/static/print/schedules/travel-advisory.htmlThat seems pretty serious, it says they're looking for a replacement motor, I wonder how severe this is?
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Post by arrrrmatey on May 13, 2018 15:31:49 GMT -8
That seems pretty serious, it says they're looking for a replacement motor, I wonder how severe this is? This would likely be an electric motor to power the air compressor. Most (or maybe all?) large marine engines use compressed air to start them up.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 13, 2018 18:18:35 GMT -8
That seems pretty serious, it says they're looking for a replacement motor, I wonder how severe this is? "Motor" is small "Engine" is large
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Post by ragingpotatoyt on Jun 19, 2018 21:53:49 GMT -8
A Picture I took aboard the Salish orca The Head Of The Orca So to speak
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 26, 2018 19:10:20 GMT -8
BC Ferries recently had their annual "Symphony Cruise" to Powell River, as a sponsor of the PRISMA festival.
I wonder if they played this song? (starts at 0:45 mark)
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Post by yak on Jun 26, 2018 20:27:05 GMT -8
BC Ferries recently had their annual "Symphony Cruise" to Powell River, as a sponsor of the PRISMA festival. I wonder if they played this song? (starts at 0:45 mark) Indeed... 400+ walk-ons made for an interesting change of pace on a Saturday morning. Happily the klaxons are now a little more subdued than they were in this video.... Coincidentally the "cruise" coincided with the lead-up to the sinking of the YOGN-82 on approach to Westview for an added bit of excitement for passengers and crew.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 6, 2018 13:22:01 GMT -8
The challenge of photographing a bright LED ship in the dark... Salish Orca arriving at Little River at the end of her service day on August 5, 2018: . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr - f/16 at ISO-100 for 10 seconds ...and after that, I drove up to Black Creek area and saw some Island Sky: - Mars is on the bottom left, making my Milky Way shot a bit more interesting. . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 6, 2018 20:19:04 GMT -8
Salish Orca arrival at Little River at end of day: - August 5, 2018
- real time, real sound, and a really lively house-party around the bay (live band, DJ, and flashing lights)
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 28, 2018 19:15:29 GMT -8
Pressing the button is the first step in the journey to sonic misery. C0009T01 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr ------------ There's a strong "geek market" for ferry elevator videos, so here's an offering: The end of the video shows an open deadlight on the main vehicle deck, giving me a nice view. There was an open deadlight porthole window (I will use all the terms) on each of the four corners of the main vehicle deck.
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Post by Neil on Aug 28, 2018 21:39:18 GMT -8
Mike, I hope you realize that it's a pretty damning comment on ferry fandom to say that there is a "strong 'geek market' for ferry elevator videos". Problem is, you're probably right. I give my eldest daughter a lot of credit today for pretending to be impressed when I pointed out that we could see the Salish Orca in the distance as we walked back from the Seal Islets north of Denman, at about 3:30. She actually gave a passably impressed 'huh". She also gave me an interesting account of the crew conversation onboard the Quadra Queen II a couple of weeks ago as they were bantering about an overtime run from Cortes. It's nice when us hopeless ferry fans have people in our lives who indulge us in our fascinations.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 30, 2018 8:22:03 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 30, 2018 11:33:15 GMT -8
Here are some Orca sightings at Westview and Little River, last weekend:
I like the angle of the middle-set of the video, with her arriving at Little River.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 31, 2018 17:33:26 GMT -8
Here's some more Orca:
Departure onboard views from both terminals, and some garage-hatch action:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 1, 2018 13:09:41 GMT -8
The Salish class ships are interesting and fun to drive onto and off from.
On a recent trip to Powell River, I had the variety of being on the main deck once and the garage deck the other time.
I don't think I will ever stop loving driving down to the garage deck.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 25, 2018 10:16:18 GMT -8
My spouse traveled from Comox to Powell River yesterday, on Salish Orca.
Because Orca had been readied for Route-9 work, and then was called-back to Comox in a Raven-emergency-replacement, my spouse noticed that the various brochures on the Orca were for "Gulf Islands" tourist destinations, and not the usual Sunshine Coast brochures.
Just one of the observations that makes a ferry trip interesting when you know the story.
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Post by Nickfro on Nov 16, 2018 16:32:36 GMT -8
The Salish Orca is going to replace the Queen of Cumberland on Route 5 for approximately 1 month. . . Link to service notice HERE.
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Post by Neil on Nov 23, 2018 18:47:54 GMT -8
Just out of curiosity...
For anyone who's parked on the lower cardeck on the Salish vessels- what's the height clearance down there?
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 24, 2018 7:48:32 GMT -8
Just out of curiosity... For anyone who's parked on the lower cardeck on the Salish vessels- what's the height clearance down there? Height clearance on deck 2 is 2.9m or 9’6”
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 5, 2018 21:59:44 GMT -8
Still takes a bit of getting used to, with seeing a Salish class vessel arrive at Swartz Bay, in my opinion. Soon enough it will be old hat just like all of the other vessels that call into Swartz Bay of course. It's still fun to compare the size differences between the Salish and other ships. The Salish are ultimately taller, but much shorter than a Coastal Class. It's also shorter than the Skeena Queen by 3m, but they both have the same beam of 24m despite being much taller than the Skeena. Looks are deceiving. Salish Orca and the Skeena Queen by Deck-dog SSI, on Flickr
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 14, 2019 17:28:18 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Salish Orca is about to dock @ Otter Bay, Pender Island, on a very wintry 13 February 2019
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 16, 2019 12:22:02 GMT -8
Salish Orca, just off Tsawwassen Terminal, en route to the Southern Gulf Islands - 13 February 2019
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Post by Mike on Mar 2, 2019 19:23:33 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 19, 2019 19:08:13 GMT -8
Dance of the Gulf Island ferries Salish Orca & Queen of Cumberland between Prevost & Pender islands - 13 Feb 2019
I was looking to place this photo in a thread called "When Ferries Meet", but I guess that was never a thread but rather a long ago flagship theme.
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Post by WettCoast on May 18, 2019 22:34:54 GMT -8
Salish Orca is outbound from Tsawwassn for the Southern Gulf Islands while the Spirit of Vancouver Island heads in the other direction on its run from Swartz Bay - 17 May 2019
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Post by WettCoast on May 27, 2019 21:43:12 GMT -8
Salish Orca rests between sailings at its home base at Long Harbour, Salt Spring Island - 22 May 2019
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