MV Queen of Chilliwack

MV Queen of Chilliwack was a ferry owned by BC Ferries, built in Norway in 1978, then known as Bastø I. The ferry route she was assigned to was the Moss–Horten Ferry in the Oslofjord.

Queen of Chilliwack at Port Hardy on August 9, 2008
History
Norway
Name	Bastø I
Owner	AS Alpha, Gokstad AS
Operator	AS Alpha, Gokstad AS
Route	Moss–Horten Ferry
Builder	Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted
Yard number	190
Completed	1978
Identification	IMO number: 7700415
Fate	sold to BC Ferries in 1991
Canada
Name	Queen of Chilliwack
Namesake	Chilliwack, British Columbia
Owner	British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Operator	British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Acquired	1991
Identification	IMO number: 7700415
Fate	sold to Goundar Shipping in 2015
Fiji
Name	Lomaiviti Princess III
Owner	Goundar Shipping Ltd.
Operator	Goundar Shipping
Acquired	2015
Identification	IMO number: 7700415 MMSI number: 520287000 Callsign: 3DSA
General characteristics
Class and type	unclassified
Type	ferry
Displacement	3447
Length	114.58 m
Installed power	5,880 hp (4,380 kW)
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Capacity	400 passengers and crew 115 cars

In 1991 Bastø I was bought by BC Ferries. She had to travel 35 days on the trip to British Columbia from Norway, via the Panama Canal. When the vessel arrived she first went to Point Hope Shipyard for a major overhaul for the Tsawwassen - Southern Gulf Islands ferry route in the Gulf of Georgia. She was then named Queen of Chilliwack. She later changed to the Earls Cove - Saltery Bay route.

In 1996 Queen of Chilliwack was taken out of service for another overhaul, this time the ferry was assigned to the new mid-coast route called the Discovery Coast Passage which goes through Queen Charlotte Sound. Queen of Chilliwack would first start from Port Hardy and begin her journey up to the small First Nations communities of Namu, Bella Bella, Shearwater, Ocean Falls, and Bella Coola. In the winter prior to 2009, Queen of Chilliwack maintained the Earls Cove - Saltery Bay route. While the MV Northern Expedition handles the Port Hardy to Prince Rupert route. As of 2009 she has been replaced by the MV Malaspina Sky on the Earls Cove - Saltery Bay route.

In 2015 "Queen of Chilliwack" was sold to Goundar Shipping of Fiji reportedly for $1.8 million.[1]