BC Ferry Crashes Into Dock

A B-C ferry loaded with passengers and vehicles bound for the Sunshine Coast was involved in a docking accident on Tuesday morning. B-C Ferries says in a statement no injuries to passengers or crew were reported when the Queen of Surrey hit the berth at the Langdale terminal as it was attempting to dock after arriving from Horseshoe Bay. It says the accident caused damage to the vessel and terminal marine structures and a tug was dispatched to the scene to assist the vessel. B-C Ferries says the Queen of Surrey will be out of service until further notice, but it’s redeploying several vessels around the fleet to restore regular service on the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale route starting Wednesday morning. It says the Queen of Coquitlam will be redeployed to the Langdale route, while the Coastal Inspiration will take over the Duke PointTsawwassen route and the Coastal Celebration will operate the Swartz BayTsawwassen route. As a result of these redeployments, B-C Ferries says it will provide regularly scheduled service to its customers.