The much-loved North Island Princess was one of the oldest ferries in the BC Ferries fleet until she retired on June 1st, 2020, after more than 65 years of service. She was initially a single-hulled vessel before they slit her down the middle into four pieces. When it was welded back together, she was a catamaran design, more expansive in the beam and longer in length, with enough space to take about 50 cars and their passengers. In this photo, she was just out of re-fit from BC Ferries drydock, and she doesn't show a speck of rust. She's heading out of Blubber Bay on Texada Island, and if you look carefully behind her stern, you'll see the famous Blubber Bay cabins on the shore behind her.
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The much-loved North Island Princess was one of the oldest ferries in the BC Ferries fleet until she retired on June 1st, 2020, after more than 65 years of service. She was initially a single-hulled vessel before they slit her down the middle into four pieces. When it was welded back together, she was a catamaran design, more expansive in the beam and longer in length, with enough space to take about 50 cars and their passengers. In this photo, she was just out of re-fit from BC Ferries drydock, and she doesn't show a speck of rust. She's heading out of Blubber Bay on Texada Island, and if you look carefully behind her stern, you'll see the famous Blubber Bay cabins on the shore behind her.
