Duke Point

• Key BC Ferries vessel out for ‘weeks,’ service changes expected

  Multiple sailings have been cancelled between Tsawwassen and Duke Point due to mechanical issues with the Coastal Renaissance.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023
  
• Massive ferry delays in Nanaimo and Tsawwassen following passenger arrest

  Delays have rippled across BC Ferries routes because of a police incident Thursday evening onboard the Coastal Inspiration at the Duke Point terminal.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2022
  
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• BC Ferries offering hiring bonuses amid ‘crew shortages,’ cancelled sailings

  Among the cancelled trips were the 3:15 p.m. departing Tsawwassen, the 5:45 p.m. departing Duke Point, the 8:15 p.m. departing Tsawwassen, and the 10:45 p.m. departing Duke Point.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2022
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• Mechanical failure on BC Ferries vessel strands passengers overnight for five hours

  The Coastal Renaissance, with more than 500 passengers aboard, departed Duke Point in Nanaimo at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday bound for Tsawwassen in Delta, B.C.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
• BC Ferries is closing the Duke Point ferry terminal in Nanaimo on Saturday and Sunday

  The closure will last Saturday and Sunday and those sailing will have to make a slight detour.

  Jan 25, 2019
• Video shows B.C. ferry getting caught in fishing net, giving fishing boat a tow

  "Cut the net, cut the net!" someone can be heard saying off camera, as the fishing net begins to grow taut between the ferry and the fishing boat.

  Oct 25, 2018
• Hydraulic oil spill closes Duke Point ferry terminal temporarily

  A hydraulic oil spill has closed the Duke Point ferry terminal temporarily, with sailings being redirected to Departure Bay.

  Oct 23, 2017
• BC Ferries put Queen of Alberni back into service

  Some good news for BC Ferries travellers this holiday Monday as the Queen of Alberni is back in service today.

  Oct 8, 2017
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• Police find 31-year-old man who failed to get off Duke Point ferry

  The family of a 31-year-old man are concerned for their son's well-being after he failed to show up in Nanaimo Wednesday morning.

  Mar 8, 2017