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Service notice - Sailing Cancellations - Adverse Weather

Posted:   Friday, October 18, 2024

Issued: 3:45 pm

To ensure the safety of our customers and crew, the following sailings between Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) - Departure Bay (Nanaimo) must be cancelled for today, Friday, October 18, as a result of Environment Canada’s severe weather forecast for high winds in the Strait of Georgia.
 

Cancelled Sailings:

Departing Departure Bay

Departing Horseshoe Bay

3:20 pm

3:45 pm

5:55 pm

6:35 pm

8:45 pm

10:10 pm


If you have a booking on one of these cancelled sailings, we will refund your fees and/or fares. Click here for more information about bookings on cancelled sailings.

We know you have important places to be. We are currently monitoring the weather conditions with the goal of getting you underway as soon as it’s safe to do so.

For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.

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