BC Ferries sailings cancelled due to high winds, poor weather
Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 19:56:38 +0000
Several B.C. Ferries sailings have been cancelled on Sunday due to high winds and poor weather.
“The safety of our passengers and crew is of primary importance to us. We don’t take the decision to cancel sailings lightly, as we know customers rely on us to get to their destinations,” read a cancellation notice posted to the ferry authority’s website.
“We will resume service as soon as it is safe to do so.”
Among the sailings cancelled on Jan. 5 are:
Coastal Celebration (Vancouver-Victoria)
• 12:00 p.m. departing Swartz Bay
• 2:00 p.m. departing Tsawwassen
Spirit of Vancouver Island (Tsawwassen-Victoria)
• 11:00 a.m. departing Swartz Bay
• 1:00 p.m. departing Tsawwassen
Spirit of British Columbia (Vancouver-Victoria)
• 11:00 a.m. departing Tsawwassen
• 1:00 p.m. departing Swartz Bay
Environment Canada had forecast winds of up to 50 kilometres an hour near the Strait of Georgia around noon on Sunday.
More to come.