- IMO
- 9332779
- MMSI
- 316011409
- Call Sign
- CFN5145
Technical Specifications
Key Figures
Live Tracking
Current Position
Where it waited most
Most time stopped at Port of Vancouver — 12 h across 37 stays.
- 1Port of Vancouver12 h · 37×
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.
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Risk & Sustainability
- Thawwassen0.0 dJul 1, 2026
- Thawwassen0.0 dJul 1, 2026
- Sidney0.0 dJul 1, 2026
- Thawwassen0.0 dJun 30, 2026
- Thawwassen0.0 dJun 30, 2026
AIS-derived from our live feed.
Compliance
Safety Record
- RISK OF COLLISION (near collision) - With another vessel or other floating objectMinorAug 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.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJan 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 shipModerateJul 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.
- RISK OF COLLISION (near collision) - With another vessel or other floating objectMinorOct 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.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorNov 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.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorMay 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.
- RISK OF COLLISION (near collision) - With another vessel or other floating objectMinorAug 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.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorAug 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
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
Making way at sea speed on its latest broadcast.
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
Some elevated factors — typically age or a lower-graded flag — but no acute ship-specific flag.
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.
Estimated
Capacity & Classification
Other · summer draught 4.48 m · 8 t per cm immersion
Estimate only — modelled from deadweight (deadweight only) using a first-principles hydrostatic model, not measured hydrostatic tables. The design draught it is anchored to is unreliable across the fleet.
Commercial
Voyage Estimate
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.
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