A total of 189 passengers were on the first ferry departing Nanaimo on Wednesday morning.
The first sailing of the new Hullo ferry left Wednesday morning as planned just after 10 a.m. under clear skies following a two-day delay in launching the Nanaimo-Vancouver walk-on service.
“We were thrilled with the positive reaction we got from our passengers,” said Alastair Caddick, chief executive of Hullo, who described the day as “exhilarating.”A widespread power outage in Nanaimo and strong winds kept the company’s two catamarans in dock on Monday, when the 70-minute foot-passenger service between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver was scheduled to start. Sailings were cancelled on Tuesday as well.
This will “give all of our crews additional time to get their sea legs and get additional training, and provide better mentorship,” Caddick said. Despite the delayed start, Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog said he is optimistic about the service. “We were all disappointed. This is not the way we wanted the ferry service to start,” he said. “Having said that, they will work out their problems.
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