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On May 26, 2023, a 36-year-old Surrey man was arrested at the Langdale ferry terminal by the RCMP for uttering threats after refusing to obey the directions of a BC Ferries staff member, driving his van aggressively, and boarding a ferry without permission. The man was banned from travelling with BC Ferries for 1 year. [62]
MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage.
3 January 2015: MV Höegh Osaka: Developed severe list and was intentionally grounded, no casualties 2 June 2015 MV Courage US-flagged roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle carrier Courage was transiting from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Southampton, United Kingdom, when a fire broke out in its cargo hold. The accident resulted in extensive damage to ...
The boat sank off the coast of British Columbia on Sunday afternoon, sparking a rescue effort by the Coast Guard, fisherman and private mariners. 5 Britons killed in sinking of Canada whale ...
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 2015 Ship State Description Pura Vida Princess Costa Rica: The catamaran capsized and sank off midway to Isla Tortuga, with the loss of three of the 109 people on board. [16] Vicente Cape Verde: The ro-ro ferry foundered off Fogo. Eleven of the twenty-six people on board were rescued and three bodies were recovered ...
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On 9 August 1979, the BC Ferry Queen of Alberni ran aground at Collinson Reef in Active Pass, causing the vessel to tip dramatically to one side. Extensive vehicle and ship damage occurred, as well as the casualty of a racehorse. [6] On 6 November 2015, a man jumped from the deck of a BC Ferry in Active Pass and swam to Galiano Island.
BC Ferries CEO David Hahn claimed that building the ferries in Germany would "save almost $80 million and could lead to lower fares." [4] On September 17, 2004, BC Ferries awarded [5] the vessel construction contract to Germany's Flensburger shipyard. The contract protected BC Ferries from any delays through a fixed price and fixed schedule ...