BC Ferries has cancelled several Thursday sailings between Tsawwassen and the Gulf Islands after an accident on one of its vessels on Wednesday.
Departures from Long Harbour on Salt Spring Island; Otter Bay on Pender Island; Village Bay on Mayne Island; Sturdies Bay on Galiano Island; and the 9:55 a.m. sailing from Tsawwassen have been cancelled.
The Salish Eagle will operate a modified schedule between the islands and Swartz Bay throughout the day, before resuming sailings between the Southern Gulf Islands and Tsawwassen from 5:15 p.m. Thursday.
On Wednesday, two ferry workers were taken to hospital after they were dropped into the water during a safety drill on the Queen of Cumberland.
The two deckhands were in a rescue boat that was being lowered into the water when the davit — the small crane that raises and lowers the rescue boat — failed.
The ferry was pulled from service leaving the Salish Eagle to operate a modified schedule on Thursday.