Marine Atlantic has scheduled a sailing of its ferry service from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia for later today, resuming partial service after cancelling crossings because of a storm that swept across Atlantic Canada.
The ferry service says it has rebooked passengers for today’s departure at 3 p.m. from Port aux Basques, N.L., who were scheduled to sail earlier this week.
The ferry will sail weather permitting, and Marine Atlantic says wind conditions will determine when the vessel docks in North Sydney, N.S., but it anticipates a crossing time of about nine hours.
Emergency officials in Atlantic Canada are assessing the damage from the latest barrage of coastal flooding and high winds as the storm continues to pound parts of the region.
An official with the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization says early assessments showed over 160 buildings along the province’s eastern coast were damaged by a powerful storm surge that combined with 100 kilometre per hour gusts.
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