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[lanforod]

It’s partisan politics.

[todd]

Q: how many BCF employees does it take to close a door?



A:

BC Ferries says a problem on the Spirit of British Columbia is preventing the doors from closing. The 1 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay has been cancelled, as has the 3 p.m. departure from Tsawwassen. The ferry terminals had already been busy today and with this cancellation, there are no available spaces on that route until Wednesday morning.

Usually just two, one person on the bridge has to hit a button that enables the door opening button on the car deck. Occasionally an engineer shows up to do a visual inspection of the doors opening. In this case probably a couple more engineers

[GaryOak]

The thing is that you need to have a certain number of crew based on the size and capacity of the ships to help in the event of emergency. Every crew member from the captain too the cook is trained and certified by transport Canada. So the number of people on board right now is the minimum and any fewer and the ship can't sail.

[Victoria Watcher]

Steven Seagal wasn’t just the cook in Under Seige.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 02 March 2022 - 05:01 PM.

[todd]

Cook is the captain.

[Matt R.]

I’m the captain now.

[todd]

Captain Bligh.

[Matt R.]

Finally, some improved, clear and easy to understand new signage on the Salish Raven.

[max.bravo]

Yikes. Those are dangerously steep stairs too, arent they?

[JohnsonStBridge]

Is that my left or your left?

[RPPB]

The Salish Heron has arrived at Ogden Point from Poland, looks good after the 72 day trip.

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[Victoria Watcher]

Does anyone know why it has the beam limiting height over the entry deck?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 March 2022 - 05:20 PM.

[vortoozo]

The Salish Heron has arrived at Ogden Point from Poland, looks good after the 72 day trip.

 

Thanks, truckers.

[Victoria Watcher]

Washington State Ferries will not operate its Anacortes-to-Sidney ferry this spring or summer because of lack of crew.

 

John Vezina, the ­organization’s government ­relations director, said in a ­statement that it was forced to make a decision on its lone ­international route this week since it was about to publish its reservations schedule for April through June.

 

He said Washington State Ferries is working on a service restoration plan, which isn’t yet complete.

 

“While we continue recruiting, hiring, and training, it’s highly unlikely we’ll have crewing available for the Sidney route in this reservation horizon or for the summer release as well.”

 

https://www.timescol...-summer-5136429

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 March 2022 - 06:45 AM.

[Mike K.]

Could BC Ferries take a crack at it?

[max.bravo]

Nope, the USA’s Jones Act requires it be an American built/flagged/owned & crewed vessel. Basically impossible. This legislation has cost them a ton of money- all the Washington state ferries are built locally, for example, because they can’t buy cheaper boats in Poland like BCF does. But the Americans are very fond of this law and there seems to be no appetite for removing it.

[Mike K.]

Would the Jones Act extend to BCF if it didn’t stop anywhere but in Anacortes?

[Victoria Watcher]

^ ^ are you sure?  

 

How did we have the BC Steamship Company's Princess Marguerite to Seattle?  And before that the CP Ships version?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 March 2022 - 07:48 AM.

[max.bravo]

It applies if the vessel home ports in American waters. The anacortes sidney run makes stops at other San Juan islands as well.

[Mike K.]

The BC Ferries sailings would home port here, and it would only connect anacortes.

My concern is if this hiatus continues too long they’ll cut the route completely, which would be a huge blow to the region.