Is There a Ferry From Departure Bay to Tsawwassen Now?

[Dogbreath]

I swear early this afternoon I saw a BC Ferry leaving Departure Bay then once out in the Strait head south not further east to Horseshoe Bay.

The BC Ferry site is NFG for this kind of thing.

 

[trendsetter]

I swear early this afternoon I saw a BC Ferry leaving Departure Bay then once out in the Strait head south not further east to Horseshoe Bay.

The BC Ferry site is NFG for this kind of thing.

That'll be the Duke Point to Tsawwassen ferry.

 

[Fish Assassin]

http://www.bcferries.com/schedules/mainland/ Take at look at the map at the bottom of the page.

 

[Dogbreath]

It didn't leave from Duke Point-a place I know well.

 

[TheTugistheDrug]

Could be re-positioning. Not a passenger sailing.

 

[spring time]

or a break down and going to deas dock in the river

 

[SeaWolf]

Holiday Monday had extra sailings, probably one of the reserve boats returning to Deas

 

[ratherbefishing]

I think there was a boat in D-Bay for maintenance as all berths were full last week and this is not normal.

 

[Fish Assassin]

I think there was a boat in D-Bay for maintenance as all berths were full last week and this is not normal.

They bring boats in and park them there for extra sailings and for training of crew (lifeboat,fire,evacuation training etc.)

 

[Pippen]

I don't know if it went into service but I thought it was interesting that the big "new" boat the Coastal Renaissance or whatever that one is called sure didn't look it moved much this weekend? It was sitting there on Thursday in Departure while the 2 older boats were running and was there again yesterday late afternoon. "If" there were extra sailings the boat came from somewhere else as I would have definitely thought there would have been 3 running yesterday of all days?

 

[jeffywestcoast]

I don't know if it went into service but I thought it was interesting that the big "new" boat the Coastal Renaissance or whatever that one is called sure didn't look it moved much this weekend?

I think the reason the coastal failure was sitting all weekend is that it takes 30,000 liters of fuel per day to fill it... the C class ferries ugly as they are do not burn near that amount..big fancy fuel hogs.. that's what they built..