
Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited in 1993
Technical Specifications
Live Tracking
Most time stopped at Port of Vancouver — 16 d across 153 stays.
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
AIS-derived from our live feed.
Compliance
On 05 September 2024, the ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported having experienced a close quarters situation with the fishing vessel "LISA JOY C." in Active Pass, BC. The ferry used sound signals and manoeuvered to avoid a collision.
On 30 June 2024, the ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported a crack in a bow thruster compartment upon departure from Tsawwassen, BC. The vessel completed the daily operations and the crew effected temporary repairs.
On 02 December 2022, the passenger/vehicle ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported losing its starboard anchor while in transit in the Strait of Georgia off Mayne Island, BC.
On 12 November 2022, the passenger ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported a close quarters situation with the fishing vessel "COMMANCHERO" in Trincomali Channel near Prevost Island, BC. The ferry took evasive action to avoid a collision.
On 04 May 2022, the passenger and vehicle ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported sustaining a failure of one of its main engines while approaching the ferry terminal in Swartz Bay, BC. The ferry continued its regular operations by using its 3 remaining engines. The crew members subsequently carried out repairs.
On 04 May 2022, the passenger and vehicle ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported sustaining a problem with its engine control system while approaching the ferry terminal in Colburne Passage in Swartz Bay, BC. The system was rebooted and the problem got resolved before the vessel docked.
On 05 February 2022, the passenger/vehicle ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported issues with one of its propulsion control system consoles while preparing to dock in Swartz Bay, BC. The crew used another console to complete berthing.
On 25 December 2021, the ro-ro ferry "SPIRIT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" reported experiencing a machinery failure in Satellite Channel, BC. After conducting repairs, the vessel was cleared to resume its scheduled operations.
Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.
Operational Status
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
Multiple adverse factors, or a hard ship-specific signal, lift this hull above the fleet norm.
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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