- IMO
- 9332767
- MMSI
- 316011408
- Call Sign
- CFN4970
Technical Specifications
Key Figures
Live Tracking
Current Position
Where it waited most
Most time stopped at Harmac — 2 d across 41 stays.
- 1Harmac2 d · 41×
- 2Port of Vancouver13 h · 39×
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
- Thawwassen0.0 dJul 1, 2026
- Harmac0.2 dJul 1, 2026
- Thawwassen0.0 dJul 1, 2026
- Harmac0.0 dJul 1, 2026
- Thawwassen0.0 dJul 1, 2026
AIS-derived from our live feed.
Compliance
Safety Record
- FIRESeriousApr 21, 2026Nanaimo, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 21 April 2026, the ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported a total failure of its ventilation system and a subsequent presence of smoke in its accommodations while secured in Nanaimo, BC. The crew initiated a response and the local fire department assisted the vessel alongside.
- FIRESeriousJul 29, 2025Duke Point Terminal, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 29 July 2025, the roll-on/roll-off ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported a vehicle fire on the main car deck while the ferry was discharging at Duke Point Terminal in Nanaimo, BC. The crew extinguished the fire, and the ferry resumed operation.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorDec 14, 2024Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 14 December 2024, the passenger ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION", with 695 people on board, reported being disabled by an engine issue, while approaching Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, British Columbia. The vessel anchored while the crew made repairs, the vessel then docked and unloaded the passengers.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorOct 12, 2024Jack Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 12 October 2024, the ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported having sustained a total engine failure while approaching its landing of Duke Point in Nanaimo, BC. The manoeuvre was aborted, and the issue was resolved before the vessel proceeded to the wharf.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorOct 10, 2022Tsawwassen, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 10 October 2022, the passenger/vehicle ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported issues with the hoisting equipment for one of its rescue boats while docked at the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, BC.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJun 30, 2020Gabriola Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 30 June 2020, the passenger/vehicle ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported being disabled due to main engine issues whilst in the Strait of Georgia, BC. The vessel regained propulsion and continued to Duke Point, Nanaimo, BC.
- RISK OF COLLISION (near collision) - With another vessel or other floating objectModerateJan 22, 2017Thrasher Rock, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 22 January 2017, the passenger ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported a close quarters situation with the pleasure craft "DESTINY" in Georgia Strait, BC. The ferry took evasive action to avoid a collision.
- TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinorJan 9, 2015Duke Point Ferry Terminal, Nanaimo, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 09 January 2015, the passenger ferry "COASTAL INSPIRATION" reported a failure of one of its propulsion systems, whilst berthing at Duke Point terminal, BC. The vessel docked with tug assistance. No injuries or pollution reported.
Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.
Build Series
Sister Vessels
Sister hulls share a yard, segment, build year (±1) and deadweight (±3%) — the cleanest comparables for valuation. Derived in-house from our fleet register; coverage is limited to hulls carrying a recorded builder, so a series may be incomplete.
Operational Status
Activity
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
Risk Score
Some elevated factors — typically age or a lower-graded flag — but no acute ship-specific flag.
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.
Estimated
Capacity & Classification
Other · summer draught 4.51 m · 8.2 t per cm immersion
Estimate only — modelled from deadweight (deadweight only) using a first-principles hydrostatic model, not measured hydrostatic tables. The design draught it is anchored to is unreliable across the fleet.
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About This Vessel
MV Coastal Inspiration is the second of three Coastal-class ships delivered to BC Ferries. Launched in 2007 and entering service in 2008, Coastal Inspiration operates on the Duke Point – Tsawwassen route in British Columbia. The vessel collided with the terminal at Duke Point on December 20, 2011, suffering significant damage that kept the ship in the dockyard until January 2012.
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