The M/V Tustumena scheduled to return to service earlier than expected.
Ferry service to Homer, Seldovia, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, & Kodiak will resume May 14-17, 2019.
The originally scheduled M/VTustumena voyages will begin again May 18, 2019
Ferry Sells for 210,000.00
Ferry Price Jumps $90,000
In the final 45 minutes of the online auction, the BC Ferry Howe Sound Queen realized a sold price of $210,000.00.
A bidding war between prospective buyers saw
the price of the ferry jump by nearly $90,000 in the final 45 minutes.
Scheduled to retire 01 June 2019, the 74m long Howe Sound Queen ( capacity 300 passengers & 52 cars), was built in 1964 in Sorel Quebec. She served the Bowen Island-HorseShoe Bay ferry route until 1992 and is currently serving the Crofton - Vesuvius ferry route.
The owner of the winning bid has not yet been disclosed.
High Winds Damage Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay Ferry
Spirit of BC Ferry Drydocked for 10 days
As a result of the high winds experienced on Saturday 26 April welding repairs to the
rubbing strake on the side of the Spirit ship have caused the ferry to be out of service for approximately 10 days.
While the strake damage, which is the ferry equivalent of a damaged vehicle fender is being repaired, BC Ferries have moved the Coastal Renaissance from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen and additional sailings
have been added to the Queen of New Westminster ferry, to better accommodate passengers.