SUN RISE left the Black Sea for Canada on 20 November. The Transatlantic voyage alone will take approximately 40 to 45 days, depending on weather. © BC Ferries
BC Ferries’ first two Island Class double-enders on their way to Canada
Nov 20 2019
FerryDamen Shipyards Group’s Galati shipyard has completed the first two hybrid-electric Island Class ferries in a series of six it is building for BC Ferries. The 81.2m long and 17m beam double-enders were loaded on the semi-submersible vessel SUN RISE and will be introduced on the Powell River-Texada Island and Port McNeill-Alert Bay-Sointula routes by mid-2020.
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