SKEENA QUEEN

Built by Allied Shipbuilders in 1997

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IMO: 9137090
MMSI: 316001267
Call Sign: CFL8497

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

2,652GT

Deadweight

1,012DWT

Length Overall

110m

Beam

24m

Year Built

1997

Overview

About This Vessel

MV Skeena Queen is a BC Ferries ferry in British Columbia, Canada. She runs solely on the Swartz Bay-Saltspring Island (at Fulford Harbour) route.

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · 5 h ago

Track · last 14 d

Position

48.752°N · 123.434°W

Speed

13.3 kn

Course

319°

Status

Under way using engine

Destination FULFORD SWRTZ BAYDraught 3.3 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Ganges — 3 d across 26 stays.

1
Ganges3 d · 26×
2
Sidney11 h · 26×

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

64/ 100

Safety48

Compliance95

Environment48

Recent port calls

Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Aug 31, 2026
0.0 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties8

Not InvolvedModerate
Feb 11, 2024Swartz Bay, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 11 February 2024, the ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported one of its rescue boats being unserviceable due to a throttle failure while alongside in Swartz Bay, BC. Replacement parts were ordered and repairs were completed.
Machinery FailureMinor
Sep 8, 2023Jackson Rock, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 08 September 2023, the ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported having sustained a total failure of one of its engines in Fulford Harbour, BC. The vessel resumed its voyage with the remaining engines.
CollisionModerate
Jan 13, 2023Isabella Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 13 January 2023, the ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported an engine failure after striking a log while exiting Fulford Harbour, BC. The vessel proceeded to Swartz Bay, BC on three engines and freed the propeller while alongside.
Machinery FailureMinor
Oct 16, 2021Swartz Bay, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 16 October 2021, the passenger ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported sustaining a failure of one of its four right angle drives at the ferry terminal in Swartz Bay, BC. The ferry was able to continue on its scheduled runs.
Machinery FailureMinor
Feb 18, 2021Fulford Harbour, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 18 February 2021, the ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported a coolant leak in one of its four main engines while moored in Fulford Harbour, BC. The vessel is currently awaiting clearance from Transport Canada before it resumes its scheduled service.
Machinery FailureMinor
Nov 13, 2020Piers Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 13 November 2020, the passenger/vehicle vessel "SKEENA QUEEN", with 124 people on board, reported being disabled due to a complete electrical power failure while en route to Swartz Bay, BC. The vessel dropped anchor while the crew effected repairs. The vessel regained power and docked at Swartz Bay, BC.
Machinery FailureMinor
Oct 21, 2020Fulford Harbour, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 21 October 2020, the passenger ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported the failure of 2 generators while the vessel was moored at Fulford Harbour, BC.
Machinery FailureMinor
Oct 15, 2020Fulford Harbour, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 15 October 2020, the passenger ferry "SKEENA QUEEN" reported the mechanical failure of 1 of its 4 right angle drives in Fulford Harbour, BC. The vessel continued on its scheduled runs.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Operational Status

Activity

Under wayFix within the last day

Making way at sea speed on its latest broadcast.

Speed

11.5 kn

Nav status

Under way using engine

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

29 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

74/100

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 age96

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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