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SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited in 1994

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IMO: 9030682
MMSI: 316001269
Call Sign: CFL2070

Technical Specifications

Key Figures

Gross Tonnage

21,958GT

Deadweight

3,067DWT

Length Overall

167.5m

Beam

32.9m

Year Built

1994

Live Tracking

Current Position

Live AIS · 3 min ago

Track · last 13 d

Position

48.909°N · 123.248°W

Speed

19.9 kn

Course

47°

Status

Under way using engine

Destination SWB-TSADraught 5.0 m

Where it waited most

Most time stopped at Sidney — 23 h across 11 stays.

1
Sidney23 h · 11×
2
Port of Vancouver10 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

Thawwassen
Jul 1, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Jul 1, 2026
0.0 d
Thawwassen
Jul 1, 2026
0.0 d
Sidney
Jun 30, 2026
0.0 d
Thawwassen
Jun 30, 2026
0.0 d

AIS-derived from our live feed.

Compliance

Safety Record

Marine casualties8

FIRESerious
Jun 11, 2025Point Roberts, WA, US, Outside Provincial Boundaries
On 11 June 2025, the ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND", with 561 people on board, reported a fire in a galley electrical panel while proceeding in the Strait of Georgia, WA, US. The crew extinguished the fire and the vessel resumed its voyage to Swartz Bay, BC.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Apr 3, 2025Galiano Island, BC, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 03 April 2025, the passenger and vehicle ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND", reported having experienced a power failure while transiting through Active Pass, near Galiano Island, BC. The ferry proceeded to Swartz Bay at a reduced speed, where the crew carried out repairs.
SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.Serious
Oct 22, 2024Charmer Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 22 October 2024, while proceeding to Swartz Bay, BC, the ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND" reported a crack found in its aft ballast tank. The vessel continued its daily operations, and temporary repairs were affected once alongside for the night.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jan 6, 2024Collinson Point, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 06 January 2024, the ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND" reported having sustained a total failure of one of its steering pumps in Trincomali Channel, BC. The vessel resumed its voyage using the remaining pumps and the crew addressed the issue once alongside in Tsawwassen, BC.
SUSTAINS DAMAGE RENDER UNSEAWORTHY/UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Unfit for purpose - ice, weather, etc.Serious
May 7, 2023Swartz Bay, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 07 May 2023, the ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND" reported having a cracked ballast tank while alongside in Swartz Bay, BC. Daily crossings were cancelled and divers were ordered for repairs.
FIRESerious
Sep 9, 2022Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 09 September 2022, the passenger ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND", with 866 people on board, reported a fire in its machinery workshop while the vessel was near the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, BC. A heat gun and some rechargeable batteries were damaged. The crew members extinguished fire.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Jan 28, 2022Swartz Bay, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 28 January 2022, the ro-ro ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND" reported sustaining a complete blackout upon departing the ferry terminal in Swartz Bay, BC. The passengers were offloaded and the crew members effected repairs. The vessel resumed regular operations the following day.
TOTAL FAILURE OF ANY MACHINERY OR TECHNICAL SYSTEMMinor
Sep 28, 2021Tsawwassen, BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC)
On 28 September 2021, the passenger and vehicle ferry "SPIRIT OF VANCOUVER ISLAND" reported being disabled once arrived at the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, BC. The crew members carried out repairs upon berthing.

Recorded marine occurrences naming this vessel.

Operational Status

Activity

Slow steamingFix within the last day

Under way but in the slow band — effective capacity voluntarily withdrawn.

Speed

1.0 kn

Nav status

Under way using engine

Last broadcast

within the last day

Hull age

32 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

~3,067t at summer draught

Other · summer draught 4.89 m · 9.8 t per cm immersion

Estimated intake by draught

3.43 m~1,626 t

3.67 m~1,866 t

3.92 m~2,106 t

4.16 m~2,347 t

4.4 m~2,587 t

4.65 m~2,827 t

4.89 m~3,067 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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