There was no smooth sailing for the launch of a new ferry service across the Salish Sea on Monday.
The inaugural 6 a.m. sailing of Hullo, the new foot-passenger service between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver, was cancelled due to weather and power issues according to its operator, the Vancouver Island Ferry Company.
Later sailings were also cancelled, with the first available departure now at 4:30 p.m. from Nanaimo, according to a spokesperson for the company.
Hullo chief executive officer Alastair Caddick told CBC on Monday morning that a power outage in Nanaimo on Sunday night affected the berth and vessels and that it was crucial for the company to run an impact assessment across all systems to make sure it was safe to
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