Central Coast travellers to bid adieu to Northern Sea Wolf for refit, Northern Adventure returns to service following repairs

The Northern Sea Wolf will be in refit until mid May, with 
BC Ferries arranging for alternative transportation until then

Travel along the Central Coast will be a bit different starting Friday, that as the Northern Sea Wolf which serves a circuit between the Central Coast and Port Hardy heads off for a six week refit period.

As it it does, BC Ferries will introduce a twin feature service, which features a barge for vehicles and a passenger water taxi, the latter for vehicle and foot passengers, as the barge does not allow for passengers.

In a Service Notice issued over the weekend, BC Ferries outlined how the service will work through until the Middle part of May.

As the water taxi travels faster than the barge, vehicles will generally depart via the barge before the passengers and arrive after them. Customers should review the different sailing times and plan to be separated from their vehicles prior to departure and after arrival. 

BC Ferries will be offering a complimentary shuttle service in Bella Coola for vehicle passengers needing to drop off or retrieve their vehicles. 

Reservations for both barge and water taxi travel are required. Customers are asked to contact our Customer Service Centre at 1.888.223.3779 to book their travel. Impacted sailings may appear as "sold out" online, and travellers can call to confirm space.

You can learn more about the service and view the schedule here.

Repairs to the Northern Adventure are complete and the 
vessel departs Prince Rupert later this afternoon

Travellers on the Prince Rupert-Haida Gwaii route will be back on track as of today, with the Northern Adventure set to return to service following required repairs to a bilge tank issue, the mechanical work had led to delays to recent service.

The vessel is set to sail from Prince Rupert today at 3 PM arriving in Skidegate at 9M

More on the changes to the schedule can be viewed here.

Further notes of interest related to BC Ferries can be reviewed from our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.