Northern Sea Wolf on tour this week

The Northern Sea Wolf in transit
Photo from BC Ferries

The newest vessel to join the Northern fleet of BC Ferries is making its introductory tour this week with stops along the Central Coast and Port Hardy.

The Northern Sea Wolf, the much delayed (it was supposed to be in service last summer) addition to the Central Coast route service has been making port calls over the last week.

The vessel began its tour of region on Sunday pulling in at Bella Coola and Ocean Falls, with Monday dedicated to a stop at Shearwater.

Today it's Bella Bella's turn to welcome the new vessel and take a tour, the short introductory sailings wrap up in Port Hardy on Thursday.

Formal ceremonies to welcome the Northern Sea Wolf the BC Ferries fleet are planned for the first week of June, with a June 2nd event scheduled for Bella Coola followed by a Port Hardy celebration on June 3rd.

Those two events will formally introduce the vessel to the new direct service between the two communities.

The Northern Sea Wolf will commence service to the Central
Coast in the first week of July linking Port Hardy to
a number of communities south of Prince Rupert

The full itinerary for this week and for June can be found here.

Some background on the newest addition to the fleet can be found below.

December 2018 -- BC Ferries to spend 57  million dollars on fleet support work during refit cycle for 2018-19
November 2018 -- Northern Sea Wolf to feature Indigenous artwork when introduced into service
October  2018 -- Northern Sea Wolf sits out the fall, as BC Ferries outlines Central Coast Plans
July 2018 -- Summer travel season all but lost for the Northern Sea Wolf
May 2018 -- Northern Sea Wolf nears readiness for Central Coast Ferry service

November 2017 -- Now departing for British Columbia Waters ... the Northern Sea Wolf
September 2017 -- Mid-Coast Ferry to be named Northern Sea Wolf
April 2017 -- BC Ferries to expand Central Coast service in 2018

For more items of interest related to BC Ferries, see our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.