MV Island Sky
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name: | Island Sky |
| Owner: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Operator: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Route: | Earl's Cove-Saltery Bay |
| Designer: | information needed please |
| Builder: | Washington Marine Group Vancouver |
| Launched: | 2008 |
| Completed: | December 10, 2008 |
| In service: | February 19, 2009 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Intermediate class[1] |
| Type: | RORO ferry |
| Displacement: | 3397 tonnes |
| Length: | 102 m |
| Installed power: | 4,416 hp (3,293 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Four Niigata 6L25HX |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
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MV Island Sky is an Intermediate Class vessel in the BC Ferries fleet built in 2008.
The Island Sky has operated on the Earl's Cove-Saltery Bay route since its first day of service for BC Ferries on February 19, 2009. However, it was used on the Powell River (Westview) - Little River (Comox) run as the replacement vessel for the Queen of Burnaby while the Burnaby was being refitted, and during the upgrades to both those terminals (October 2013 to March 2014).
Design and Construction
The passenger section of this ship was built at the Washington Marine Group (WMG) shipyards in Esquimalt, while the engines and hull were assembled at WMG's North Vancouver (city) facility. The ship was built between 2006 and 2009, and was delivered almost 10 months later than contracted. Despite some problems delaying her transfer to BC Ferries, she has provided effective and reliable service to date.[2] The contract was fixed price, with penalties for delays, but BC Ferries was not fiscally responsible for any overruns. On December 10, 2008, BC Ferries formally accepted the vessel. [3]
Accidents
Once in 2012 the boat lost power before docking, but power was restored quickly and the boat docked as normal.
References
- ↑ "MV Island Sky". BC Ferries. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ↑ Hammersmark, John. "Island Sky". www.westcoastferries.ca. www.westcoastferries.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ Hammersmark, John. "Island Sky". www.westcoastferries.ca. www.westcoastferries.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
External links
- http://www.bcferries.com/about/fleet/profile-island_sky.html Dead link; gives a 403 error.
- http://www.bcferries.com/news/files/07-081bcfintroducesislandsky.pdf
- http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=78439