BC Ferries cancels at least a dozen Friday sailings due to high winds
With high winds walloping BC’s South Coast on Friday, BC Ferries has announced the cancellation of at least a dozen ferry sailings, including major routes between Vancouver and Vancouver Island.
The move comes after Environment Canada issued a wind warning for Metro Vancouver today, with gusts as high as 90 km/h expected later this evening.
The wind warning follows three consecutive days of the weather agency issuing a rainfall warning for the region. The rain lead to flooding in several areas of Metro Vancouver, including the Skytrain having to be bailed out, and Burnaby turning into a swimming pool for cars.
According to Environment Canada, “Another in a series of intense low-pressure systems will produce strong south or southeast winds today. The winds will shift abruptly to the southwest and increase to 70 km/h with gusts as high as 90 early this evening in the wake of this system.”
As such, BC Ferries is not taking any chances.
#ServiceNotice #HorseshoeBay – #DepartureBay #QueenofOakBay has cancelled the following sailings due to adverse weather- 10:40am departing Horseshoe Bay, 1:00pm departing Departure Bay: https://t.co/vsuXc8YbyD ^mc
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 14, 2018
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen – #SwartzBay #CoastalRenaissance has cancelled the following sailings due to adverse weather- 12:00pm departing Swartz Bay, 2:00pm departing Tsawwassen: https://t.co/HwjxiJ6qjD ^mc
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 14, 2018
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay #CoastalCelebration has cancelled the following sailings due to adverse weather- 11:00am departing Swartz Bay, 1:00pm departing Tsawwassen: https://t.co/LSWo97anBx ^mc
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 14, 2018
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay #SpiritofBritishColumbia has cancelled the following sailings due to adverse weather- 11:00am departing Tsawwassen, 1:00pm departing Swartz Bay: https://t.co/15MiTzV3Hq ^mc
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 14, 2018
#ServiceNotice #Tsawwassen # DukePoint #CoastalInspiration has cancelled sailings due to adverse weather- 10:15am departing Duke Point, 12:45pm departing Tsawwassen: https://t.co/4Zjq2XpkbV ^mc
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 14, 2018
#ServiceNotice #HorseshoeBay – #DepartureBay #QueenofCoquitlam has cancelled the following sailings due to adverse weather – 10:40am departing Departure Bay, 1:00pm departing Horseshoe Bay: https://t.co/xkQeCi95An ^mc
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) December 14, 2018
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