TSAWWASSEN (NEWS1130) – BC Ferries has had to cancel a number of sailings from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island due to high winds and repairs.
The 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. sailings between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay have been cancelled. To make up for the backlog, BC Ferries has added additional sailings in both directions at 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and midnight, weather permitting.
There was no 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. departures between Tsawwassen and Duke Point And the 3:15 p.m. did not run either.
BC Ferries has also called off the 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. sailings from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay.
Some passengers have been wondering why so many sailings have been cancelled because the seas didn’t look so bad. However, a member of the BC Ferries staff says it’s one thing to have a boat rocking back and forth, even if it’s a flat-bottomed one; but trucks could be swaying and it could be tough for passengers who are trying to walk around.
“We will post any information on current conditions on our website. We’ll update service notices and we’ll also send out a tweet for those customers that follow us on Twitter,” says Deb Marshall with the corporation.
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Sign enroute to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Nov 24/11
Danielle and Kayla wait in a desolate lounge at Tsawwassen ferry terminal Nov 24/11
At the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Nov 24/11
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I think the the agents at the ticket booth should’ve been more informed, the very young person who gave us our ticket had no idea wether the victoria ferry verses the duke point ferry might be a good option for us from Twasassen we said we just wanted to get to the island so which ferry would be going first No idea she said since we had no idea what had been cancelled and what had not as we had been travelling.
Very poor, BC ferries should have had the duke point ferry full of people trying to get to Victoria as the Malayan was clean and dry for the most part and we were home in really good time compared to staying around and hoping for a Victoria ferry