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Routes · Route 30 · Major · Vancouver Island
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Tsawwassen – Duke Point (Nanaimo)

Reliability BPunctuality Fimproving

Rarely cancelled, but the worst on-time of any major route (67%). And in April 2026 a post-refit control-system failure cancelled sailings for days. See incidents.

99.3%
sailings completed
reliability B · 0.7% cancelled (weather)
67%
on-time
punctuality F · within 10 min of schedule
F
overall grade (FY2025)
weakest link — worse of the two

Total cancellations: 40 in FY2025 vs 88 the year before — trend is improving.

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Documented incidents on this route

Early April 2026
Duke Point vessel shelved after refit
Post-refit steering / propulsion control failure

Recent live delays captured

None captured recently on this route. See the live board →

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