The Spirit of British Columbia is delayed by 64 minutes after it was held in the dock at Swartz Bay due to its second mechanical issue in one week.
On Twitter, BC Ferries said the vessel was being held due to an issue with the supply doors.
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay The #SpiritofBC is currently holding in dock at Swartz Bay due to a mechanical issue with the vessel's supply doors. The 1:00 pm sailing to #Vancouver will be delayed as we investigate the problem.
More here: https://t.co/tH45mc930m ^ts
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 4, 2022
Shortly after 2 p.m., the company updated that the issue has been resolved and the ferry departed 64 minutes late.
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay The mechanical issue with the supply door on the #SpiritofBC has successfully been resolved. Service has resumed with the 1:00 pm ex. #Victoria, which departed 64 minutes behind schedule.
More here: https://t.co/WF75vsNwAa ^ts
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 4, 2022
On Dec. 2, the same vessel was delayed several hours after the anchor unexpectedly deployed while it was passing Galiano and Mayne islands.
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BC Ferries’ website has warnings on the remaining sailings of the day for the Spirit of BC that a mechanical issue will cause ongoing delays.
The vessel was scheduled for 3 and 7 p.m. departures from Tsawwassen and 5 and 9 p.m. departures from Swartz Bay which have been impacted.
CHEK News has reached out to BC Ferries, and will update when information is made available.
Laura Brougham
