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B.C. Ferries vessel gets tangled up with fishing boat

Incident happened Wednesday on Queen of Albernisa国际传媒檚 Tsawwassen-Duke Point ferry run
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(News Bulletin file)

A Nanaimo-bound ferry couldnsa国际传媒檛 completely avoid a flotilla of fishing boats yesterday afternoon.

The B.C. Ferries vessel got tangled in a net Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday. The Queen of Alberni ferry, travelling from Tsawwassen to Duke Point terminal, encountered a contingent of vessels, according to Deborah Marshall, B.C. Ferriessa国际传媒 spokeswoman.

sa国际传媒淎t 4:50 p.m., the ship was just off of Entrance Island,sa国际传媒 said Marshall. sa国际传媒淭here was approximately 75 fishing vessels all in the area, so the Alberni slowed down to about six knots to try to safely navigate through all these fishing vessels. There was one fishing vessel with poorly marked netting and so the crew on the [Alberni] did not see the netting and it did get tangled in our propeller.sa国际传媒

Marshall said the ship sa国际传媒渨ent to stern,sa国际传媒 and it appears as if the line snapped. There was no damage to the Queen of Alberni and no reports of any injuries, she said.

Ferry crew tried to contact the fishing vessel, but there was no response, said Marshall, and the incident has been reported to the Canadian ministry of fisheries and oceans.

The route is one that sees frequent ferry traffic with vessels travelling through the area 365 days a year, said Marshall, and crews operate ferries in a sa国际传媒渄efensive manner.sa国际传媒

sa国际传媒淭heresa国际传媒檚 certainly rules of the road, but you never know if the other vessels are going to obey them, so we certainly try to be defensive when wesa国际传媒檙e operating and we would hope that other boaters respect the rules of the road,sa国际传媒 Marshall said.

Marshall said B.C. Ferries appreciates fisherman are trying to make a living, but suggests they try to avoid ferry routes.

A message seeking comment was left with the ministry.



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