Nanaimo Harbour ferry terminal

Ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

49°09′57″N 123°55′56″W / 49.16571807861328°N 123.93231964111328°W / 49.16571807861328; -123.93231964111328Owned byBC FerriesOperated byBC FerriesLine(s)Route 19–Descanso BayConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeNANH^[1]Websitewww.bcferries.com/travel-boarding/terminal-directions-parking-food/nanaimo-nanaimo-harbour/NAHPassengers2023446 985^{[Note 1]}

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Nanaimo Harbour, often associated with and referred to as the "Gabriola Island Ferry", is a ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia that goes from downtown Nanaimo across the Northumberland Channel to Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island. The route is serviced by two ferries, the MV Island Gwawis and the MV Island Kwigwis, which can hold up to 47 cars and 450 passengers with a total travel time of about 20 to 25 minutes.^[2]

Incidents

At the Nanaimo terminal, on March 20, 2013 at about 2:20 am, a woman from Gabriola Island drove her van through a barrier gate, onto the docked BC Ferries' ship, and off the other side. The next day, an RCMP dive team were able to recover her body and the van from 40 metres (130 ft) of water.^[3]

Notes

^ Figures obtained for 2022 & 2023 from adding the passengers counted at Nanaimo Harbour in each month of the calendar year.^[1] The figures under "Total Prev Year" are not used because those denote fiscal years instead of calendar years. The total passenger count at Nanaimo Harbour for 2022 was 412 220.

References

^ ^a ^b "Plans, Reports, Policies and Other Resources". Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
^ "Gabriola Island – Nanaimo Harbour schedule". Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ "Woman's body recovered from van that drove off B.C. ferry". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 22, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

BC Ferries

Ferry terminals
Mainland–Vancouver Island	Departure Bay Duke Point Horseshoe Bay Swartz Bay Tsawwassen
Sunshine Coast	Earls Cove Gambier Island Keats Island Langdale Saltery Bay Snug Cove
Northern Gulf Islands / Powell River	Alert Bay Blubber Bay Buckley Bay Campbell River Cortes Island Denman Island (2) Hornby Island Little River Port McNeill Quadra Island (2) Sointula Westview (Powell River)
Southern Gulf Islands	Brentwood Chemainus Crofton Fulford Harbour Gabriola Island Long Harbour Lyall Harbour Mill Bay Nanaimo Harbour Otter Bay Penelakut Island Sturdies Bay Thetis Island Vesuvius Village Bay
Mid-coast / Northern Route	Alliford Bay Bear Cove Bella Coola Klemtu McLoughlin Bay Ocean Falls Prince Rupert Shearwater Skidegate

Current fleet
S class	Spirit of British Columbia Spirit of Vancouver Island
Coastal class	Coastal Celebration Coastal Inspiration Coastal Renaissance
C class	Queen of Alberni Queen of Coquitlam Queen of Cowichan Queen of Oak Bay Queen of Surrey
Salish class	Salish Eagle Salish Heron Salish Orca Salish Raven
I class	Malaspina Sky Queen of Capilano Queen of Cumberland
Century class	Skeena Queen
Island class	Island Aurora Island Discovery Island Gwawis Island Kwigwis Island K’ulut’a Island Nagalis
K class	Kahloke Klitsa Kwuna Pune'luxutth
T class	Quadra Queen II Tachek
Unclassed	Baynes Sound Connector Northern Adventure Northern Expedition Northern Sea Wolf Queen of New Westminster Quinitsa Quinsam