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Shipyard upgrade on Port Alberni’s waterfront means MV Frances Barkley

The MV Frances Barkley is a freight and passenger vessel operating in the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound. She was named for Frances Barkley, the wife and travelling companion of Captain Charles William Barkley. MV Frances Barkley at Port Alberni Quay


MV Frances Barkley to offer Sunday excursions in August My Coast Now

75-year-old MV Frances Barkley an essential connection for B.C.'s Alberni Inlet James MacDonald Special to The Globe and Mail Published July 30, 2022 This article was published more than 1 year.


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The Frances Barkley is an older ship but is well maintained. The seats are very hard for a long trip, and the bathrooms are smelly. They need to clean them better and put some air fresheners in there. There is a small galley selling food. Sechert Lodge is nice and the manager (lady) is very friendly, but it is not luxury accommodation.


MV Frances Barkley a photo on Flickriver

The MV Frances Barkley can be seen in the harbour in Bamfield in this undated photo. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) Lady Rose Marine Services has new owners. That means the MV Frances Barkley passenger and cargo vessel will continue operating between Port Alberni and Bamfield.


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The MV Frances Barkley is a 65-year-old heritage ship originating in Norway. After trekking through the Atlantic Ocean to Vancouver Island, she started her current route in 1990. Today, the ship is known for the essential services it provides to people in the remote communities


Frances Barkley to Continue Serving Alberni Inlet and Broken Group

The 1958 built MV Frances Barkley is owned and operated by Lady Rose Marine Services in Port Alberni. The ship and its crew know every inch of the Alberni Inlet including the areas through the Broken Group Islands and all the way to Ucluelet BC.


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The MV Frances Barkley, a passenger and cargo vessel that plies the waters between Port Alberni, Bamfield and Ucluelet, goes into drydock at Canadian Maritime Engineering on Jan. 6, 2020. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)


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PORT ALBERNI, British Columbia, July 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lady Rose Marine Services announced today that they will be bringing back Sunday sailings to the MV Frances Barkley ferry on the.


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The MV Frances Barkley will resume Sunday sailings for August on the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound route, Lady Rose Marine Services announced Monday. Starting Aug. 7, the ferry will depart.


Shipyard upgrade on Port Alberni’s waterfront means MV Frances Barkley

The MV Frances Barkley is a 200-passenger and cargo vessel based in Port Alberni that serves the communities of Barkley Sound and the Broken Group Islands on the west coast of Vancouver island BC. Ports of call include Bamfield, Ucluelet, Kildonan, and Sechart.


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Aug 17, 2021 5:30 AM The MV Frances Barkley can be seen in the harbour in Bamfield in this undated photo. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) Lady Rose Marine Services has new owners. That means the MV Frances Barkley passenger and cargo vessel will continue operating between Port Alberni and Bamfield.


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The French Navy's Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group left today for its Clemenceau 22 deployment, which will last until April and take the CSG to the Mediterranean. Task Force 473 is built.


MV Frances Barkley photo & discussion thread West Coast Ferries Forum

The MV Frances Barkley is a 65 year old heritage ship originating in Norway. Sail along the majestic Alberni Inlet to historic Bamfield with amazing views of aquatic wildlife, remote communities, and fresh salt air. The MV Uchuck departs from Gold River, where you will stay two nights, and will take you through beautiful Nootka Sound to.


New owners keep MV Frances Barkley afloat HaShilthSa Newspaper

(MV Frances Barkley) A long-running Vancouver Island ferry service is bringing back Sunday sailings this August, nearly one year since the service was saved from sudden closure. In August 2021, Lady Rose Marine Services was set to make its very last sailing, after 75 years in business, following difficulties the company faced due to COVID-19.


MV Frances Barkley at Bamfield, Vancouver Island, May 2015. Photo by

Nanaimo, B.C.-based Devon Transport announced Monday that the iconic MV Frances Barkley passenger ferry would launch scenic sailings of the inlet on Aug. 7. The three-and-a-half-hour sailings.


75yearold MV Frances Barkley an essential connection for B.C.’s

The MV Frances Barkley is a 65-year-old heritage ship originating in Norway. After trekking through the Atlantic Ocean to Vancouver Island, she started her current route in 1990. Today, the ship is known for the essential services it provides to people in the remote communities of the inlet.

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