How often is this departures 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 departures 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 departures 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 departures: live board and today's schedule

Nanaimo, Canada · BC Ferries · 9:54 AM PDT · Mainly clear · 10°C

Today at Departure Bay: 7 sailings departing. Of the first 2, 1 left on time and 1 has no delay we could measure; 5 still to go.

2left so far
1late, avg 7 min
5still to go

Departures board

7 sailings · Updated 9:54 AM

Earlier: Every sailing departing Departure Bay today
Departs	Destination	Vessel	Deck space	Check-in	Status
6:15 AM	Horseshoe Bayarr 7:55 AM · 1h 40m	Queen of Cowichanlikely

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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 departing Departure Bay today
Departs	Destination	Vessel	Deck space	Check-in	Status
6:15 AM	Horseshoe Bayarr 7:55 AM · 1h 40m	Queen of Cowichanlikely

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Departs	Destination	Vessel	Deck space	Check-in	Status
~~8:40 AM~~8:47 AM	Horseshoe Bayarr 10:26 AM · 1h 40m	Queen of Oak Bay			Left 8:47 AM, reported by BC Ferries7 min late
10:55 AMNext	Horseshoe Bayarr 12:35 PM · 1h 40m	Queen of Cowichanexpected	27% space	9:55 AM–10:25 AM
1:20 PM	Horseshoe Bayarr 3:02 PM · 1h 42m	Queen of Oak Bayexpected	35% space	12:20 PM–12:50 PM
4:00 PM	Horseshoe Bayarr 5:40 PM · 1h 40m	Queen of Cowichanexpected	44% space	3:00 PM–3:30 PM
6:20 PM	Horseshoe Bayarr 8:02 PM · 1h 42m	Queen of Oak Bayexpected	25% space	5:20 PM–5:50 PM
9:25 PM	Horseshoe Bayarr 11:05 PM · 1h 40m	Queen of Surreyexpected	44% space	8:25 PM–8:55 PM