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At its inception, BC Ferries was a division of the British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority, a provincial Crown corporation. Through successive reorganizations, it evolved into the British Columbia Ferry Authority and then the British Columbia Ferry Corporation, both of which were also provincial Crown corporations.
Some BC Ferries routes saw cancellations due to strong winds. Highway 4 between Port Alberni and Ucluelet on the West Coast was closed when debris flowed onto the roadway. [ 27 ] Washouts along Highway 14 led to that road being closed between Jordan River and Port Renfrew with repair work expected to last until October 23.
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. [61]
London Heathrow was hardest hit, with at least 234 cancellations – most of them on British Airways, which has over half the slots at the UK’s biggest airport.
Ferry crossings have been cancelled, roads closed and events postponed ahead of Storm Darragh. Operator DFDS announced the cancellation of its crossings between Newcastle and Amsterdam until ...
B.C. Ferry Authority has a principal objective of oversighting BC Ferries and to appoint its board of directors. [2] While the current structure claims to ensure the operations of BC Ferries are independent from the provincial government, governance includes local politicians and provincial politicians have interfered with management decisions.
A spokesperson for the operator said: "Due to adverse weather conditions, all P&O Ferries sailings between Larne and Cairnryan have been cancelled from 20:00 tonight until at least 20:00 tomorrow ...
The Coastal class of ferries is composed of three ships, Coastal Renaissance, Coastal Inspiration and Coastal Celebration. At launch they were the largest double-ended ferries in the world. [2] The three ships are 160.0 metres (524 ft 11 in) long overall and 154.0 metres (505 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 28.2 metres (92 ft 6 in).