BC Ferries’ Queen of Burnaby will be temporarily removed from service on the Comox – Powell River route Saturday.
The propeller hub needs to be repaired.
The MV Island Sky will fill in on a modified schedule until the vessel is back on line on the 29th.
The MV Quinitsa will operate on the Saltery Bay – Earls Cove route, also, on a modified schedule.
The 51 year old Queen of Burnaby is due to be retired when the first of 3 new natural gas ferries comes on line early next year.