After the service about 200 days, BC ferry “one of the main vessels returns to the water.
The refund of the new Westminster queen comes in time for the spring break.
BC Ferries, in September 2024, on September 2024, after leaving the structural fatigue, the service was served.
Crews had to dismantle the restriction system that resulted in total repairs and a $ 5.5 million bill as soon as they find other problems. The company states that this is $ 8.5 million in revenue with the ship.
Meanwhile, repair teams, the problems of the Queen of Oak Bay, postponed the return to the ministry earlier this week. This pushed the work planned in the larger spirit of Vancouver, which will now be out of service until the end of the month.
The newly renovated queen of the new Westminster will cover many souls of sails on the Spring break of Vancouver Island, but will do it in a reduced capacity.
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BC Ferries said that the incident has increased the growing complexity to maintain the importance of part of the elderly ships and the approaching new ship procurement process. The Queen’s class ferry was established between 1960 and 1980.
The company rejects five new main ships and to extend the lives of two people.
The Commissioner for BC Ferries is expected to rule on the proposal at the end of the month.
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