BC Ferries pulls vessel back to service early after crew-shortage cancellations
BC Ferries says it has returned the Spirit of Vancouver Island back to service one day early as the company works to clear Wednesday backlogs caused by a crew shortage.
Passengers travelling between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay (Victoria) were greeted with the prospect of up to seven-sailing waits Wednesday morning, after the 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. sailings were cancelled at the last minute.
“We did have a couple of crew members call in sick on the Coastal Inspiration, which was scheduled to be our 7 a.m. sailing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen and unfortunately we weren’t able to replace those crew members in time and we did have to cancel that round trip,” BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall told Global News.
