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BC Ferries Crew Rescue Overboard Passenger Off Tsawwassen, Service Resumes After One-Hour Delay

Paramedics took the rescued passenger to hospital in stable condition.

A B.C. Ferries crew member is being lowered into the water as part of a rescue mission after a passenger went overboard during a Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay sailing on Sept. 3, 2025.
A zodiac could be seen searching the water for a person who went overboard during a Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay sailing on Sept. 3, 2025.
The BC Ferries vessel Spirit of Vancouver Island leaves Tsawwassen, B.C., bound for Swartz Bay, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Ferries rescuers are seen in a rescue boat on Wednesday afternoon after a person went overboard.

Overview

  • The incident occurred shortly after the 1 p.m. departure of the Spirit of Vancouver Island bound for Swartz Bay.
  • Crew launched rescue boats and located the person in the water, with the Queen of New Westminster assisting the response.
  • The individual was brought to the Tsawwassen terminal and handed to a BC Emergency Health Services ambulance.
  • BC Ferries reported the passenger was transported to hospital and believed to be stable.
  • The vessel recovered its rescue boat and returned to service after roughly a one-hour delay, with no details released on identity or how the person entered the water.