'Coastal Inspiration' : Sailing cancelled after officer fell ill

The 'Coastal Inspiration'’s 8:15 p.m. sailing to Nanaimo on May 22, 2018, had to be cancelled, passengers who were bound for Duke Point ferry terminal to be compensated. The sailing was cancelled when the ship’s second officer fell ill at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal and had to disembark the vessel at Duke Point and to go to the hospital at 8 p.m. The cancellation affected about 20 passengers of the ferry. Customers at Duke Point were given the option to head to Departure Bay terminal for the 10:10 p.m. sailing to Horsehoe Bay or wait for the 10:45 p.m. sailing from Duke Point. By the time everything got sorted out, it was too late to direct customers over to the 9 p.m. sailing to Swartz Bay, so those customers didn’t have an option that evening. The second officer was in a critical position.