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Interesting Van Sun article from August 26, 2023 about BC Ferries cancellations. There were 1,163 cancellations due to crew shortages in the fiscal year ending March 31, up from 522 in 2022. Crew-related cancellations made up the largest cancellation type category, surpassing weather with 757 cancellations and mechanical reasons causing 648.
I'd keep an eye on the BC Ferries website for current conditions (delays, waits, dead ferries, etc.). You can make the decision on which ferry to take when you get to the north end of Nanaimo . I think it's going to take a lot longer than 40 minutes t get from Tsawwassen to the airport at 5pm on a weekday, even if you can use the HOV lane.
BC Ferries. British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries ( BCF ), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company. BC Ferries provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
On our website you may monitor our terminal webcams, if there are any sailing waits and how full each sailing is on that day through Current Conditions. This is a tool that assists our travellers to gauge when they wish to arrive at the terminal for their desired sailing. Kind regards, Olivia-Customer Care. BC Ferries
List of current routes. The current inland ferries in BC are as follows: [1] Crosses Adams Lake between Chase and Sorrento, off BC Highway 1 . Crosses the juncture of Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake southwest of Nakusp, off BC Highway 6 . Crosses the Parsons Channel on the Fraser River between Port Kells and Barnston Island .
View of Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (British Columbia, Canada) for BC Ferries. BC Ferries has the largest fleet of vehicle ferry vessels in the world. There are at least 45 vessels, ranging from small passenger-only water taxis, up to the 358-car Spirit-class ferries. All of the vessels in use by BC Ferries are roll-on/roll-off car ferries. Most ...
Ferries launched a rescue boat, another ferry, sailing in the opposite direction, stopped to help as did the Coast Guard. A distressed woman on the island reported to the police that a naked, soaking wet and incoherent man had entered her house. He was arrested but the ferry was an hour late arriving to Vancouver Island.
The Island-class ferries are ferries owned and operated by BC Ferries. Six vessels were built between 2019 and 2021 by Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch company, in Romania. [1] [2] The first two ships were launched in mid-March 2019, and commenced service in June 2020. Two of an additional four vessels commenced service in April 2022, and the ...