MV Coastal Inspiration
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Ferry Coastal Inspiration in Strait of Georgia.jpg |Ship image size=300px |Ship caption=Coastal Inspiration in the Strait of Georgia on June 25, 2008. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Canada |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Canada|civil}} |Ship name=Coastal Inspiration |Ship namesake= |Ship owner=BC Ferries |Ship operator=BC Ferries |Ship registry=Victoria, British Columbia |Ship route=Duke Point – Tsawwassen |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded=September 17, 2004 |Ship builder=Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=734 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=April 23, 2007 |Ship launched=August 31, 2007 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed=February 8, 2008 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service=June 16, 2008 |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport=Duke Point |Ship identification=* {{IMO Number|9332767}}
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship status=In active service |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass2|Coastal|ferry}} |Ship tonnage=* {{DWT|1770}}
|Ship displacement={{convert|10,034|t|abbr=on|lk=on}} (max) |Ship length=* {{convert|160|m|ftin|abbr=on}} oa
|Ship beam={{convert|28.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=4 × MaK 8M32C diesel engines |Ship speed={{convert|23|kn|lk=in}} |Ship capacity=* 1,604 passengers and crew
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MV Coastal Inspiration is the second of three {{sclass2|Coastal|ferry|0}} ships delivered to BC Ferries. Launched in 2007 and entering service in 2008, Coastal Inspiration operates on the Duke Point – Tsawwassen route in British Columbia. The vessel collided with the terminal at Duke Point on December 20, 2011, suffering significant damage that kept the ship in the dockyard until January 2012.
Description
Coastal Inspiration is the second of three double-ended {{sclass2|Coastal|ferry|0}} ferries. The ship has a {{GT|21980|disp=long}} and is {{DWT|1770|disp=long}} with a maximum displacement of {{convert|10,034|t|lk=on}}. The vessel is {{convert|160|m|ftin}} long overall and {{convert|154|m|ftin|abbr=on}} between perpendiculars with a beam of {{convert|28.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.{{csr|register=MSI|id=9332767|shipname=Coastal Inspiration|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bcferries.com/onboard-experiences/fleet/profile-coastal_inspiration.html |title=Coastal Inspiration |publisher=BC Ferries |accessdate=April 20, 2019}} The ship is powered by four MaK 8M32C diesel engines driving two shafts rated at {{convert|21444|hp|lk=in|0}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.pbase.com/kstapleton/image/45073477 |title=MaK |website=pbase.com |accessdate=April 20, 2019}} This gives the ship a maximum speed of {{convert|23|kn|lk=in}}.The Miramar Ship Index gives the vessel's speed as {{convert|21|kn}}. The ferry has capacity for 1,304 crew and passengers along with 310 vehicles that meet the AEU equivalent.The AEU equivalent is based on a standard vehicle measure of {{convert|6.1|x|2.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. Coastal Inspiration is equipped with a variety amenities including coffee shops and lounges.
Service history
On September 17, 2004, BC Ferries awarded a contract to Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft of Flensburg, Germany to build three double-ended ferries.{{cite press release |url=http://www.bcferries.com/news/files/04-071-super_c_vessels.pdf |title=BC Ferries' Board Approves $325 Million in Contracts |publisher=BC Ferries |date=September 17, 2004 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703071247/http://www.bcferries.com/news/files/04-071-super_c_vessels.pdf |archivedate=July 3, 2007 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}} The second keel was laid down on April 23, 2007, with the yard number 734. The ferry was launched on August 31, 2007, and named Coastal Inspiration in 2006.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bcferries.com/files/AboutBCF/newbuild/06-028bcferriesannouncesnamesforthreenewsupercvessels.pdf |title=BC Ferries Announces Names for Three New Super C Vessels |publisher=BC Ferries |date=May 11, 2006 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}} The ferry was completed on February 8, 2008. The vessel departed Flensburg on February 9, 2008, transited the Panama Canal on March 7{{cite web |url=https://www.bcferries.com/about/newbuild/CI_miraflores_locks.html |title=Coastal Inspiration Going Through Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal |publisher=BC Ferries |date=March 7, 2008 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}} and arrived in Nanaimo, British Columbia at Departure Bay on March 25.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Coastal Inspiration began regular service on June 16, 2008, on the Duke Point – Tsawwassen route. It had made unscheduled training runs during the week leading up to the date.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} On August 15, 2008, a fire broke out in one of the vehicles on the main car deck aboard the ferry after departing Tsawwassen. Roughly {{convert|10|km}} away from the terminal, the ferry returned to Tsawwassen and disembarked the 562 passengers aboard until the fire was extinguished and Transport Canada had cleared the ferry for departure.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ferry-cleared-by-transport-canada-after-fire-evacuation-1.744337 |title=Ferry cleared by Transport Canada after fire, evacuation |work=CBC News |date=August 15, 2008 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}}
On December 20, 2011, Coastal Inspiration experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Duke Point terminal. The terminal berth sustained significant damage and the vessel's port side doors were also damaged. The terminal required extensive repairs and its closure rerouted all service through Departure Bay.{{cite web |url=http://www.theprovince.com/news/Combination+failures+blamed+ferry+crash+Duke+Point/6265276/story.html |title= Combination of failures blamed for ferry crash at Duke Point |work=The Province |url-status=dead |last=DeRosa |first=Katie |date=March 7, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613174053/http://www.theprovince.com/news/Combination+failures+blamed+ferry+crash+Duke+Point/6265276/story.html |archivedate=June 13, 2012 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=619880 |title=BC Ferries' Duke Point Terminal to Re-Open on May 1 |publisher=BC Ferries |date=April 23, 2012 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}} Repairs to the ship were completed in January 2012, and the terminal reopened in May 2012. The cause of the crash was later determined to be crew error. On August 1, 2013, Coastal Inspiration and {{MV|Spirit of Vancouver Island}} rescued three boaters whose craft had overturned near Tsawwassen terminal.{{cite web |url=http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/ferries+vessels+involved+rescue+near+tsawwassen+terminal/8738628/story.html |title=BC Ferries vessels involved in rescue near Tsawwassen terminal |last=Barrett |first=Jessica |work=Vancouver Sun |date=August 1, 2013 |accessdate=April 20, 2019}}
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Coastal Inspiration (ship, 2007)|MV Coastal Inspiration}}
{{Coastal class ferry}}
{{BC Ferry Classes}}
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Category:Coastal-class ferries