Sunday January 18, 2026 | NANAIMO, BC [Posted at 9:37 pm | Updated 10 am January 19, 2026]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Two sailings from the Duke Point ferry terminal at Nanaimo to Tsawaasseen terminal (Vancouver) are cancelled tonight January 18 due to mechanical difficulty with the vessel’s main engine fuel pump, says BC Ferries.
The cancelled sailings are:
- Sunday January 18 – 8:15 pm departing Tsawwassen
- Sunday January 18 – 10:45 pm departing Duke Point
- Monday January 19 – 5:15 am departing Tsawwassen
- Monday January 19 – 7:45 am departing Duke Point
- Monday January 19 – 10:15 am departing Tsawwassen
- Monday January 19 – 12:45 pm departing Duke Point
Still as scheduled:
- Sunday January 18 – 8:15 pm departure from Duke Point
- Sunday January 18 – 10:45 pm departure from Tsawwassen
Alternate services:
Alternate service is available via the Departure Bay terminal (Nanaimo) to Horseshoe Bay (North Vancouver), says BC Ferries in a notification at 8:33 pm this evening.
Courtesy link to BC Ferries schedules.
Travel by BC Ferries is part of the ‘highway’ of the province, connecting people and businesses between Vancouver Island the mainland of British Columbia.
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