Evening and late-night sailings between Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland have been cancelled ahead of a fall wind storm. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Some Nanaimo ferries cancelled ahead of wind storms arrival

Nov 19, 2024 | 1:57 PM

NANAIMO — A strong fall storm moving into the region over the next day is already causing some issues for ferry travel.

BC Ferries have pre-emptively cancelled the 8:45 p.m. sailing from Nanaimo’s Departure Bay for Tuesday, Nov. 19, along with the corresponding 10:10 p.m. return trip from Horseshoe Bay.

The final scheduled sailing from Departure Bay on Tuesday will be the 5:55 p.m., according to the company.

Also off the schedule for Tuesday are the 8:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. sailings from Duke Point and Tsawwassen.

The last scheduled sailing will be the 5:45 p.m. sailings from each terminal.

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Wind gusts are forecast to be upwards of 100 kilometres per hour in some coastal areas of Vancouver Island on Tuesday evening and into Wednesday, Nov. 20.

The so-called ‘bomb cyclone’ is moving across the region after brewing and strengthening in the Pacific Ocean over recent days.

You can follow BC Ferries on Twitter for more up-to-date information on all sailings and cancellations.

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