Man goes overboard on BC Ferries sailing

A man has been rescued after going overboard on a BC Ferries sailing this morning.

BC Ferries tweeted about the incident at 9:14 a.m., saying the Queen of Cowichan’s arrival to Departure Bay in Nanaimo would be delayed.

#BCFHeadsUp#HorseshoeBay to #DepartureBay report of man overboard. #QueenofCowichan arrival to Departure Bay will be delayed - further details to follow. ^et

— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) June 19, 2018

A rescue boat from the ship was deployed and within 20 minutes the man had been rescued.

According to the ferry service, the man went overboard near Bowen Island, not far from the Horseshoe Bay terminal.

#ServiceNotice #HorseshoeBay - #DepartureBay #QueenofCowichan has responded to & rescued a person overboard near Bowen Island. The vessel is currently working w/ Coast Guard & will return to regular operations as soon as possible: https://t.co/VKkk2gT1SO ^et

— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) June 19, 2018

“(The) Queen of Cowichan has responded to and rescued a person overboard near Bowen Island,” read a tweet from BC Ferries.

“The vessel is currently working with (the) Coast Guard and will return to regular operations as soon as possible.”

#ServiceNotice #HorseshoeBay - #DepartureBay #QueenofCowichan has resumed service. The vessel is delayed 60 mins due to the response & rescue of a man over board: https://t.co/QPGiKFlRI5 ^et

— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) June 19, 2018

The Queen of Cowichan has resumed normal service, but is running 60 minutes behind schedule.

There’s no word yet on why the man went overboard, but NowMedia will update this story as more information becomes available.