vessel from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo found themselves stranded at sea for hours Wednesday night after engine issues meant the ship had to be pulled home by tugboats.Staffing crunch looms large as BC Ferries gears up for busy Easter weekend
It left Horseshoe Bay just after 8 p.m. but partway through its journey it began to experience mechanical issues. BC Ferries said the issue was a hydraulic failure of the steering pump. “As per our safety procedures, the vessel stopped on its approach to Departure Bay,” BC Ferries said in a statement. “The vessel required tug assistance to dock safely at Departure Bay. It arrived approximately 1 a.m.”The company said that vessel’s sailings have now been cancelled but the Queen of Coquitlam is still servicing the route.