How often is this arrivals board updated?

Vessel positions and sailings statuses refresh about every 30 seconds, from AIS positions matched against the published operator timetable.

Why does a sailing show no delay yet?

A delay figure appears only once a vessel on that sailing is transmitting a position we can compare with the schedule. Until then the row says scheduled, or not confirmed, rather than guessing.

Can I see another day's arrivals at Departure Bay?

Yes. The date control on the board switches between today and tomorrow. Dated boards are marked noindex so they cannot compete with this page in search results.

Why is there no lane or berth column for arrivals at Departure Bay?

Lanes are assigned by the operator's staff at check-in and printed on your ticket, and no lane map is published, so we do not show a column we would have to invent.

Departure Bay ferry arrivals: live board and today's schedule

Nanaimo, Canada · BC Ferries · 9:53 AM PDT · Mainly clear · 10°C

Today at Departure Bay: 7 sailings arriving. The first sailing has no delay we could measure; 6 still to go.

1docked so far
6still to go

On the water now

1 boat heading here

Queen of Cowichanexpected

From Horseshoe Bay · left 8:34 AM

Horseshoe Bay79% acrossDeparture Bay

Docks here~10:14 AM

Arrivals board

7 sailings · Updated 9:53 AM

Earlier: Every sailing arriving Departure Bay today
Arrives	From	Vessel	Status
7:57 AM	Horseshoe Bay1h 42m crossing	Queen of Oak Bayexpected

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How these figures are measured

FerryFetch compares AIS vessel positions with the published operator timetable and flags a sailing as delayed past 5 minutes. An AIS tag beside an actual time means we observed the movement ourselves; a time without the tag was reported by the operator (hover it to see who). Deck-space figures are the operator’s own, refreshed on its schedule. Figures may differ from the operator’s official service information, and FerryFetch is not affiliated with Departure Bay’s operator.

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How these figures are measured

Earlier: Every sailing arriving Departure Bay today
Arrives	From	Vessel	Status
7:57 AM	Horseshoe Bay1h 42m crossing	Queen of Oak Bayexpected

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Arrives	From	Vessel	Status
10:15 AMNext	Horseshoe Bay1h 40m crossing	Queen of Cowichanexpected	On the waterleft 8:34 AM
12:47 PM	Horseshoe Bay1h 42m crossing	Queen of Oak Bayexpected	Leaves Horseshoe Bay 11:05 AM
3:05 PM	Horseshoe Bay1h 40m crossing	Queen of Cowichanexpected	Leaves Horseshoe Bay 1:25 PM
5:42 PM	Horseshoe Bay1h 42m crossing	Queen of Oak Bayexpected	Leaves Horseshoe Bay 4:00 PM
8:45 PM	Horseshoe Bay1h 40m crossing	Queen of Surreyexpected	Leaves Horseshoe Bay 7:05 PM
12:20 AM	Horseshoe Bay1h 40m crossing	Queen of Cowichanexpected	Leaves Horseshoe Bay 10:40 PM