MAYNE QUEEN

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Ferry to be broken up at Marine Recycling Corporation (MRC) at Esquimalt Graving Dock

BC Ferries is investing locally to recycle the wo retired 'Bowen Queen' and 'Powell River Queen' to support BC jobs and build marine recycling capacity in British Columbia. The work will be carried out by Marine Recycling Corporation (MRC) at Esquimalt Graving Dock, a federally managed facility, and then completed at a recycling facility in Surrey. Up to 25 employees from Point Hope Maritime in Victoria will work on the project at their second location at the Esquimalt Graving dock. Additional vessels, including the retired 'Mayne Queen' and the 'Quadra Queen II', which is nearing the end of its service life, are expected to require dismantling in the coming years.

Several sailings cancelled

'Crew availability' was listed as reason for multiple cancellations on Agu 20, 2022. At least a dozen B.C. Ferries sailings along the South Coast were cancelled. As of noon, 12 sailings had been cancelled. A further nine sailings were at risk of cancellation between Swartz Bay, Mayne Island, Pender Island and Tsawwassen. B.C. Ferries later announced modified schedules for the 'Mayne Queen' and 'Salish Heron' to help travellers get to their destinations. The morning cancellations included four sailings between Tsawwassen on the mainland and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island. Later, B.C. Ferries cancelled the sailings on Aug 21 and 22 on the 'Northern Sea Wolf' between Bella Coola and Port Hardy due to a mechanical issue with the main engine on the vessel.