A BC ferries The ship broke down on the day of the Easter trip on Monday.
THE Naughty queen experienced a mechanical problem around 1 p.m. and, therefore, several navigations between Langdale (Sunshine Coast) and Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) were canceled.
BC Ferries said at 2:20 p.m. that it was a problem of pitch control with its ship and which had since been repaired.
“The ship will carry out sea trials using the available tug while the crew awaits the final approval of transport Canada to resume service with navigation at 4:20 p.m. in Langdale,” the organization said in a press release.
The company said it had directly contacted people with affected reservations.
The company also obtained three water taxis from 12 passengers to provide additional passenger trips between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale Terminals.
Rohana Rezel was aboard the ferry when he stopped working.
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He and his family went to Sunshine Coast for the weekend and while the ferry left Langdale in time, after only a few sea kilometers from the terminal, the ferry broke down.
“They said that once the tug has arrived here, it would be about 40 minutes from the terminal,” said Rezel.
The boat was arrested for about three hours.
Rezel said some people on board had flights to take and others have meetings, so there are frustrated passengers.
“Above all, since it is a long weekend, they should make sure that the ferries are in the form of a ship, so to speak,” he added.
BC Ferries said the two ships supporting the Langdale (Sunshine Coast) and Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) road are almost 50 years old.
“As ships age, maintenance becomes more frequent and more complex – strengthening the importance of our long -term fleet renewal strategy to improve reliability, add capacity and better support growing demand,” said a spokesperson.
Recently, BC Ferries Commission has approved that four new ships be built to replace four of the current ships. BC Ferries initially requested the approval of five.
It comes after a good Friday in charge of the Ferry Terminal in Horseshoe Bay When about 40 vehicles have missed their reservation due to a massive traffic back at the terminal and on highway 1.
The West Vancouver police even warned people to stay away while Highway 1 approaching Horseshoe Bay was strongly supported due to Whistler traffic, as well as the circulation of ferrys.
BC Ferries said that congestion on Highway 1 was aggravated by a traffic wave to Whistler and a broken sales vehicle blocking a track on higher levels.
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