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Post by Kahloke on Mar 1, 2021 7:33:28 GMT -8
If there is any truth to what was printed in that article, it's a very sad day, and much respect for Goundar will be lost, especially given his connections with BC Ferries. It would be interesting to hear the other side of the story as there are always two sides. |
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Post by a8610 on Mar 1, 2021 10:34:54 GMT -8
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Post by northwesterner on Mar 1, 2021 20:22:08 GMT -8
If there is any truth to what was printed in that article, it's a very sad day, and much respect for Goundar will be lost, especially given his connections with BC Ferries. It would be interesting to hear the other side of the story as there are always two sides. No comment on any of the accusations in that article, but as a point of fact the Philippines has made it very difficult to for their citizens to repatriate during COVID. At one point, there were many cruise ships anchored in Manila Bay, working through a very slow and bureaucratic repatriation process for their Filipino crew. The Philippines would not admit them if they arrived by air, so instead the ships brought them home. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 2, 2021 14:30:52 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Apr 2, 2021 19:59:08 GMT -8
Thanks for posting these important stories, Blue Bus Fan. I can understand 'Starsteward's dismay at reading of the state of the ex- Queen of Prince Rupert. It's not clear from the story whether the leaks in the engine room were on the ' Rupert or the ' Nanaimo... I'm guessing the ' Nanaimo, because it was said the ship was launched in 1964. But it probably could have been either. There were at least a couple of forum members who were happy that the ' Rupert got a second lease on life, but it never seemed to me to be a good idea. Five decades of hard use here in B.C., and then a new life with a small company in a third world country, sailing the open Pacific? What were the prospects that the vessel was going to be adequately maintained? It's just good fortune she she and the other two BC Ferries vessels didn't end up as disaster stories... so far. Now her legacy is further marred by the labour aspect, as well as the apparently disgusting and unsafe onboard conditions. Not a big surprise, unfortunately. I'm not convinced that BC Ferries deserves any criticisms for selling the vessels to Goundar, but I do agree that our province's ferry operator must never sell him another. I don't doubt they've already come to that conclusion as well. |
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Post by Starsteward on Apr 3, 2021 11:01:15 GMT -8
And to think, Mr. Goundar 'was' at one time an 'apparently' well-respected employee of BCFS.  |
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Post by Neil on Apr 3, 2021 20:27:06 GMT -8
And to think, Mr. Goundar 'was' at one time an 'apparently' well-respected employee of BCFS. I don't doubt that he was, and I also would even grant that he may have had the best intentions in starting Goundar Shipping. But when you consider the real world costs of running a ferry company on the high seas with- what?- ten large vessels, all old and worn, the odds against this story turning out well were probably rather high, without a much higher level of financing than he could probably muster. |
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Post by Neil on Oct 21, 2021 21:43:14 GMT -8
Goundar doesn't appear to have a website, but scanning through their facebook page entries for the last few months, I see one mention of the Lomaiviti Princess I, which I believe was their original BC Ferries purchase, the ex- Queen of Prince Rupert. Seems all their other boats are LP6 and higher, so I'm assuming the 'Nanaimo and the 'Chilliwack are no longer in service.
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Post by FNS on Mar 20, 2022 3:53:29 GMT -8
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