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QUEEN OF COWICHAN

Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited in 1976

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IMO: 7411143
MMSI: 316001251
Call Sign: CZ4990

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

6,551GT

Deadweight

1,496DWT

Length Overall

139.29m

Beam

27.08m

Year Built

1976

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · just now

Track · last 13 d

Position

49.194°N · 123.955°W

Speed

0.0 kn

Course

143°

Status

Under way using engine

Destination DBAY<>HSB <>LNGDraught 5.2 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Harmac — 3 d across 37 stays.

1
Harmac3 d · 37×
2
Port of Vancouver14 h · 37×

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

Risk scoreHigh

58/ 100

Safety38

Compliance95

Environment38

Recent port calls

Bowen Island
Jul 1, 2026
0.0 d
Bowen Island
Jul 1, 2026
0.0 d
Bowen Island
Jul 1, 2026
0.0 d
Bowen Island
Jun 30, 2026
0.0 d
Bowen Island
Jun 30, 2026
0.0 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties8

TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jul 19, 2024Nanaimo, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 19 July 2024, the ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN" reported having sustained a total failure of one of its generators upon departure from Nanaimo, BC. The vessel resumed its operations using the remaining generators.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Mar 29, 2024Grace Islands, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 29 March 2024, the ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN", with 359 people on board, reported having sustained the total failure of one of its generators causing a loss of electrical power in Howe Sound, BC. The crew addressed the issue while underway and the vessel proceeded to Langdale, BC.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jan 26, 2024Gower Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 26 January 2024, the ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN" reported having sustained a total failure of one of its main engine's fuel supply systems in the Strait of Georgia, BC. The crew assessed the issue and resumed its voyage using the remaining engine.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Aug 26, 2023Cape Roger Curtis, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 26 August 2023, the ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN", with 900 people on board, reported having sustained a total failure of its electrical system in the Strait of Georgia, BC. The emergency generator automatically started, and the engine's speed was reduced to resolve the issue.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jun 4, 2022Horseshoe Bay, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 04 June 2022, the ro-ro ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN" reported being disabled due to fuel pump problems while docked at the ferry terminal in Horseshoe Bay, BC. The crew members carried out repairs and the vessel resumed regular operations.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jan 12, 2022Gabriola Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 12 January 2022, the passenger ro-ro ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN" reported experiencing issues with one of its generators in Strait of Georgia, BC. The vessel was able to continue its scheduled run while the crew conducted repairs.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Nov 13, 2021Bowyer Island, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 13 November 2021, the passenger ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN" reported sustaining main engine issues in Howe Sound off Bowen Island, BC. The vessel made its way at a reduced speed to the Langdale ferry terminal where repairs were effected.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Oct 20, 2021Departure Bay, Nanaimo, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 20 October 2021, the passenger and vehicle ferry "QUEEN OF COWICHAN" reported sustaining an engine problem while approaching Departure Bay Terminal in Nanaimo, BC. The ferry was able to safely berth by using its other engine and the crew members carried out repairs.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Operational Status

Activity

Idle / at anchorFix within the last day

Stopped, anchored or moored on its latest broadcast — parked, not necessarily withdrawn.

Speed

0.0 kn

Nav status

Moored

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

50 yr

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

70/100

Elevated riskLow confidence40% component coverage

Multiple adverse factors, or a hard ship-specific signal, lift this hull above the fleet norm.

PSC detentionsno data

Sanctions exposureno data

Dark-fleet signalno data

Hull age100

Flag register25

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

Cargo capacity at draughtMedium confidence

~1,496t at summer draught

Other · summer draught 3.93 m · 6 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

2.75 m~791 t

2.95 m~909 t

3.14 m~1,026 t

3.34 m~1,144 t

3.54 m~1,261 t

3.73 m~1,379 t

3.93 m~1,496 t

Design draught looks implausible for this class and size — the figures above are anchored to it, so treat them with extra caution.

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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