BC Ferries passengers travelling between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen over the next several will want to double check their sailing, after a mechanical issue with one of its vessels forced the ferry provider to cancel dozens of trips.
Issues with the main engine of the Queen of New Westminster have prompted sailing cancellations for through to Sunday evening.
Tuesday’s impacted sailings from Swartz Bay included the 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. while cancelled sailings from Tsawwassen included the 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
BC Ferries says it has added a 6 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay and an 8 p.m. from Tsawwassen on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The following sailings are cancelled for the rest of the week:
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Tuesday, Sept. 3
8:00 am departing Swartz Bay
10:00 am departing Tsawwassen
12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
2:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
4:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
6:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
8:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
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Wednesday, Sept. 4
10:00 am departing Tsawwassen
12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
2:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
4:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
Thursday, Sept. 5
6:00 am departing Tsawwassen
8:00 am departing Swartz Bay
10:00 am departing Tsawwassen
12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
2:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
4:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
Friday, Sept. 6
6:00 am departing Tsawwassen
8:00 am departing Swartz Bay
10:00 am departing Tsawwassen
12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
2:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
4:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
6:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
8:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
Saturday, Sept. 7
6:00 am departing Tsawwassen
8:00 am departing Swartz Bay
10:00 am departing Tsawwassen
12:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
Sunday, Sept. 8
8:00 am departing Tsawwassen
10:00 am departing Swartz Bay
12:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
2:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
4:00 pm departing Tsawwassen
6:00 pm departing Swartz Bay
The ferry provider says it will be reaching out to those with reservations on the impacted routes.
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