BC Ferries cancels Thursday sailing in anticipation of approaching weather system; revises schedule for Monday departure

Any travel to Haida Gwaii on BC Ferries will have to wait until Monday,
the Ferry Service cancelled Thursdays sailing owing to the anticipation
of severe weather on Hecate Strait

Travellers with plans to make the journey to Haida Gwaii on Thursday, will be playing the waiting game, with BC Ferries announcing the cancellation of tomorrow's 10 AM sailing of the Northern Expedition as they await the passing of what is anticipated to be adverse weather conditions in Hecate Strait.

With the cancellation of the Thursday sailing, BC Ferries will resume its service to Haida Gwaii on Sunday January 13th departing Prince Rupert at 10 PM

A make up sailing is scheduled for Monday January 14th, following the arrival of the Northern Expedition from Skidegate, it will return to Haida Gwaii at 10 PM on Monday evening.

BC Ferries Service Notice cancelling Thursday's sailing, revising schedule
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Any updates to the schedule can be found through the BC Ferries Service Notices page

Customers with questions for BC Ferries can contact them at 1-888-223-3779

The Marine Forecast for Hecate Strati calls for a Storm Warning for tonight and Thursday, with winds increasing to 50 knots by Thursday evening, waves will also increase to 6 metres as the main thrust of the system passes across the region.

The Marine Forecast for the next 24 hours
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More notes on adverse weather on the North Coast can be found from our archive page here.

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Slow going on the starboard side Captain; engine woes mean revised schedule for BC Ferries

Mechanical issues for the Northern Expedition are making
for a longer than usual transit time for the service in and
out of the Prince Rupert Fairview Terminal
(BC Ferries photo)

The Northern Expedition is the slow boat to Rupert this weekend, with ongoing engine issues on the vessel's starboard side leaving the ferry to operate at a reduced speed on its weekend schedule.

The revisions include the journey of the Northern Expedition north to Prince Rupert today and for it's Monday sailings for Haida Gwaii

The most recent update for the vessel has it expected to arrive in Prince Rupert at 9 PM tonight and then to set sail for Skidegate at 1 AM on Monday. 

BC Ferries has posted the transit time through to tomorrow as part of the Service Notice feature of their website, noting that hopes are for the regular schedule of sailings to resume as of Monday.

Troubles for the starboard engine of the Northern Expedition have the
vessel working on a revised schedule this weekend
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The issues for the Northern Expedition were first reported over the BC Day weekend of August more mechanical issues for the vessel were reported on September 11th. 

For updates to the schedule this weekend, or other notes related to the service see the BC Ferries Service Notice page.

More background on ferry service on the North Coast, Haida Gwaii and Southeast Alaska can be found on our archive page here.

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