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BC Ferries suspends sailings of Coastal Renaissance ferry

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Aug, 2023 03:27 PM
  • BC Ferries suspends sailings of Coastal Renaissance ferry

B-C Ferries says it has suspending sailings of the Coastal Renaissance due to a mechanical problem.

The move affects trips between Tsawwassen in Metro Vancouver and Duke Point in Nanaimo.

Two other vessels sail that route.

B-C Ferries says one will sail in place of the Coastal Renaissance, while the other will continue its regular schedule

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