BC Ferries: Two Ships Sidelined, One Back in Action

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Two BC Ferry ships are sidelined this Easter long weekend, hitting travelers hard, but one just got the green light to sail again. The spirit of Vancouver Island broke down Tuesday from a generator glitch, right after fixing another issue from spring break. It runs the southwest into Swartz Bay Route and heads back Friday with extra trips that ease the crunch. Meanwhile, the coastal celebration sits docked for its yearly refit since March 8th and won't return to late April on the Taawassen to Duke. Point line. BC Ferrys is pushing hard for a fifth new major vessel to handle these hiccups after the commissioner oked just four diesel battery hybrids last. March to swap out their oldest queens. On top of that, the Salish Harron has no drinkable water right now for its Taawassen to southern Gulf Islands runs, so plan accordingly and stay. Flexible out there.