BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings on Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route

A mechanical issue with a BC Ferries vessel led to the cancellation of multiple sailings on a major route Monday

A service notice from the company says the issue became apparent in the morning “during the vessel’s start up.”

The following eight sailings were called off due to an “ongoing investigation” of the mechanical failure:

• 7 a.m. departing Tsawwassen
• 9 a.m. departing Swartz Bay
• 11 a.m. departing Tsawwassen
• 1 p.m. departing Swartz Bay
• 3 p.m. departing Tsawwassen
• 5 p.m. departing Swartz Bay
• 7 p.m. departing Tsawwassen
• 9 p.m. departing Swartz Bay

“We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of these cancellations,” the statement from the company says.