BC Ferries cancels all scheduled Saturday sailings to and from Sunshine Coast after mechanical failure

BC Ferries employed a water taxi Saturday evening after an afternoon mechanical failure forced the cancellation of all scheduled sailings between the Sunshine Coast and the mainland.

Sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale from 4:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. were cancelled, stranding hundreds of travellers.

BC Ferries describes the issue as a “mechanical difficulty with the vessel’s main engine.”

“In the meantime, a 38 passenger water taxi has been sourced to provide service starting at 5:45 pm until further notice. It will be operating in Shuttle Mode,” said a notice on the company’s website.

Posts to social media show confusion and long lines at the two terminals.

BC Ferries has diverted another vessel to provide additional sailings to and from the Sunshine Coast at the following times:

• 9 p.m. departing Horseshoe Bay
• 10 p.m. departing Langdale
• 11:30 p.m. departing Horseshoe Bay
• 12:20 a.m. departing Langdale (Sept. 21)

People with reservations have reportedly been notified about their options.

In a statement to 1130 NewsRadio, the company says its team is doing everything it can to repair the issue as quickly as possible.

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