TOPIC: MV HOLIDAY ISLAND FIRE
Winds cancel some ferry sailings between P.E.I.-N.S.
Strong winds forecast for P.E.I. on Thursday have cancelled sailings of the MV Saaremaa on Thursday, and prompted a travel advisory on Confederation Bridge.
2-vessel ferry service must be maintained for P.E.I., says MacAulay
Lawrence MacAulay, P.E.I.’s representative in the federal cabinet, expects the ferry MV Saaremaa, on loan from Quebec to run between the Island and Nova Scotia, will be available to return to the route next year.
Replacement ferry Saaremaa 1 to enter service between P.E.I. and N.S. on Saturday
MV Saaremaa 1 will take its first paying passengers on the Northumberland Ferries run between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia on Saturday, the company announced late Friday.
Northumberland Ferries moving quickly to reimburse Holiday Island passengers
Northumberland Ferries says it has already resolved a lot of the compensation claims of passengers who were evacuated from the MV Holiday Island due to a fire on July 22.
MV Saaremaa to start P.E.I.-N.S. crossings sometime next week, says Northumberland Ferries
Northumberland Ferries says the vessel that will temporarily take over MV Holiday Island's crossing between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia is on track to begin service next week.
Ferry on the way to replace fire-damaged Holiday Island
A replacement ferry for the MV Holiday Island could be carrying passengers between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia by mid-August.
Investigators board MV Holiday Island to look for cause of fire
Transportation Safety Board investigators have begun their work aboard the MV Holiday Island, a full week after a fire in the ship's engine room triggered the evacuation of over 200 people.
Holiday Island fire 'very stressful' for ferry workers
Most of the passengers who were on the MV Holiday Island when it caught fire last week have now retrieved their vehicles and carried on with their journeys.
P.E.I.-N.S. ferry service resumes 5 days after MV Holiday Island fire
Ferry crossings between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia resumed Wednesday, almost a week after an engine room fire on MV Holiday Island put a halt to all ferry service to and from the Island.
Ferry fire inspectors dealing with flooded engine room
The federal Transportation Safety Board has started an investigation into the fire on P.E.I.’s ferry service.
As ferry service stalls, local tourism businesses try to keep it in perspective
Changes to the ferry service to P.E.I. this season is posing another challenge the tourism industry in eastern P.E.I.
Ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia delayed until at least Wednesday
Ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia will not resume until at least Wednesday, according to officials with Northumberland Ferries Ltd.
MV Holiday Island expected to be out of service for rest of season
The MV Holiday Island will likely remain moored for the rest of the season due to the fire that began on the ship's engine room Friday.
Vehicles may not be recovered from stricken MV Holiday Island
Ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia has been suspended for the weekend after a fire that forced hundreds to evacuate the MV Holiday Island on Friday.
P.E.I.-N.S. ferry cancelled for a 2nd day after fire aboard ship forced evacuation Friday
More than 200 people were safely evacuated from a ferry travelling from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island Friday after a fire broke out in the vessel's engine room.
Ferry passengers 'make the best of the situation' as they await word on retrieving vehicles, belongings
Passengers who were rescued from the MV Holiday Island because of a fire on Friday will not be able to retrieve their vehicles and belongings until at least sometime on Saturday, said Don Cormier, vice-president of Northumberland Ferries Ltd.