COASTAL CELEBRATION

Built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in 2008

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IMO: 9332779
MMSI: 316011409
Call Sign: CFN5145

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

21,777GT

Deadweight

2,301DWT

Length Overall

160m

Beam

28.2m

Year Built

2008

Overview

About This Vessel

MV Coastal Celebration is the third and final Coastal-class ship to be delivered to BC Ferries. The class comprises some of the largest double-ended ferries in the world. The vessel completed construction in 2008 and entered service the same year. Unlike her sister ships, Coastal Renaissance and Coastal Inspiration, Coastal Celebration was equipped with a Pacific Buffet for service on the Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen route, until it was discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic, and then closed permanently in June 2023.

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · 8 h ago

Track · last 14 d

Position

48.719°N · 123.348°W

Speed

21.4 kn

Course

207°

Status

Under way using engine

Destination SWARTZ BAY - TSAWDraught 5.3 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Sidney — 4 d across 37 stays.

1
Sidney4 d · 37×
2
Port of Vancouver47 h · 151×

Derived from the AIS track — runs of near-zero speed (anchored, moored or drifting) snapped to the nearest port. Builds up as we observe the vessel.

Intelligence

Risk & Sustainability

Risk scoreMedium

77/ 100

Safety68

Compliance95

Environment68

Recent port calls

Thawwassen
Sep 1, 2026
0.0 d
Thawwassen
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Thawwassen
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties8

Near-MissMinor
Aug 17, 2025Georgina Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 17 August 2025, the ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported having experienced a close quarters situation with a pleasure craft in the Strait of Georgia off Active Pass, BC.
Machinery FailureMinor
Jan 15, 2024Jack Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 15 January 2024, the ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported having sustained a total failure of its forward engine while approaching the terminal in Nanaimo, BC. The tug "CONUMA MASTER" assisted the vessel for berthing, and once secured, the crew addressed the issue.
DANGEROUS GOODS RELEASED - From the shipModerate
Jul 17, 2023Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 17 July 2023, the double-ended ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported having sustained a total failure of one of its propulsion systems at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, BC. The vessel proceeded to Vancouver, BC using its other propulsion system.
Near-MissMinor
Oct 7, 2022Gabriola Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 07 October 2022, the passenger/vehicle ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION", with 278 people on board, reported a close quarters situation with the tug "INLET RUSTLER", which was towing an unlit log boom near Gabriola Island, BC. The "COASTAL CELEBRATION" took evasive action.
Machinery FailureMinor
Nov 3, 2021Tsawwassen, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 03 November 2021, the passenger/vehicle ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported sustaining a steering failure while berthing at the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, BC.
Machinery FailureMinor
May 12, 2021Tsawwassen, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 12 May 2021, the passenger ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported sustaining a machinery failure while docking at the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, BC. The vessel aborted the berthing.
Near-MissMinor
Aug 31, 2018Galiano Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 31 August 2018, the ro-ro ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported a close quarters situation with the pleasure craft "IRIS 1" near Helen Point in Active Pass, BC. The ferry took evasive action.
Machinery FailureMinor
Aug 14, 2017Swartz Bay ferry terminal, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 14 August 2017, the passenger ferry "COASTAL CELEBRATION" reported the failure of propulsion No. 2 while berthing at Swartz Bay ferry terminal, BC. The ferry aborted the berthing maneuver.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Build Series

Sister Vessels

1 sister

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft · OTHER · 2008 · 2-hull series

COASTAL INSPIRATION

Built 20082,344 DWTIMO 9332767

Sister hulls share a yard, segment, build year (±1) and deadweight (±3%) — the cleanest comparables for valuation. Derived in-house from our fleet register; coverage is limited to hulls carrying a recorded builder, so a series may be incomplete.

Operational Status

Activity

Under wayFix within the last day

Making way at sea speed on its latest broadcast.

Speed

18.1 kn

Nav status

Under way using engine

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

18 yr

Read from the single most-recent AIS broadcast we hold for this hull — we keep no position history, so this is a point-in-time posture, not a dwell inference. Derived in-house from our own AIS feed; weight it by the broadcast age above.

Composite Risk

Risk Score

51/100

Elevated riskLow confidence40% component coverage

Multiple adverse factors, or a hard ship-specific signal, lift this hull above the fleet norm.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

AIS-gap & behaviourno data

Hull age52

Flag register50

A coverage-weighted blend of the 2 components we could read for this hull — the weights renormalise over only the components present, so a thin read is never inflated and a hull is never credited a “safe 0” for a signal it has no row for. This headline is flagged low-confidence (a thin or structural-only read) and should not be treated as a verdict. Higher means riskier. Derived in-house from government-open port-State-control, flag, sanctions and our own vessel data; weight it by the coverage above.

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