

B.C. Ferries the Queen of New Westminster will return to service for the 10 a.m. sailing Monday from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay. A propeller issue on the vessel forced the cancellation of six sailings Sunday and the first two the ship was scheduled for on Monday. File photo.
B.C. Ferries says after test runs Monday morning, the Queen of New Westminster will be back in service for the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen run.
Deborah Marshall at B.C. Ferries says the vessel will get back to sailing for the 10 a.m. departure from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, after its first two runs for the day were cancelled.
A problem with the Queen of New Westminster’s controllable pitch propeller forced the cancellation of six runs Sunday, three in both directions.
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay #QueenofNewWestminster UPDATE: The mechanical issue has been resolved, & the vessel will resume service w/ the 10:00am sailing ex. Tsawwassen: https://t.co/6qdkGaWBpi ^kn
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) July 9, 2018
The company issued a service update Sunday night to say the 6 a.m. from Tsawwassen and the return sailing from Swartz Bay at 8 a.m. were cancelled.
Monday morning, B.C. Ferries said the issue was resolved and the vessel will resume service.
B.C. Ferries has said travellers with reservations on cancelled sailings will be refunded their reservation fee.