Category Archives: ships

BC Ferries – Howe Sound Queen

Howe Sound Queen approaching the Vesuvius Bay terminal on Salt Spring Island

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MV Chelan

MV Chelan in Sidney

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A Baynes Sound moment

A fish boat passing Denman Island while transiting Baynes Sound

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Nanaimo – a bit of everything

It was a dark and stormy morning as I waited for Helijet in Nanaimo – this is a busy area as there’s also the cruise ship terminal and the log loading wharf.

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BC Ferries – Little River

The BC Ferries terminal in Little River

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A ship full of logs

Looking out to the ocean as another load of Vancouver Island logs leaves on a wet coast day

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Baynes Sound Oyster Boats

Oyster boats at Union Bay in Baynes Sound

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Scholarship

Scholarship transporting students in the Gulf Islands Scholarship is a water taxi that that transports high school students from Sturdies Bay on  Galiano, and Miners Bay on Mayne Island, to Ganges Harbour on Salt Spring. The water taxi currently transports … Continue reading

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BC Ferries – Queen of Alberni

Queen of Alberni at the BC Ferries terminal in Tsawwassen

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Hydrostatic Releases

Hydrostatic releases on one of the BC Ferries Hydrostatic releases are handy little devices are used to automatically deploy inflatable life rafts when a ship sinks. Water pressure activates the device when it descends 1.5m below the surface, and when … Continue reading

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