I’ve been down to the ship(s) with a friend who knows some of the folks involved. The reason the Sidney sits where it is is due the the fact that that spot on the river is private property which used to be common in past years but very rare today. It actually allows the owner to do with it what they wish. The historical significance of the Queen of Sidney is the fact that it is and was the very first BC Ferry. The ferry Corp. was built by purchasing existing ferry companies like Black Ball Ferries. From those acquisitions came a number of mismatched ships that were already old then. The BC Government who created BC Ferries quickly decided to replace the old ships with brand new (made in BC ) purpose built ships that were meant for our coast and facilities that were being built like Horseshoe Bay. The first completed was the Sidney. After only a couple of years business was so good, the Sidney and her sister were sliced and raised to add a deck and the lounge area at the rear was added. I pass this old girl daily and she gets sadder every year. BC isn’t always kind to it’s history.
The story is stupid, some politicians one day were scared the vessel would break away when the fraiser was really high. So they piled in huge beams that hold the ferry back from dislodging and sailing down the river, the owner had a company lined up to gut the thing and remove all the asbestos bad shit and still make a little profit. Well the city caught wind of that put it all in legal bullshit writing that the vessels owner would need to repay the cost of the pilings, I think 200k ish (remember he didn't ask for the piles, the municipality did it on their own) so he basically said alright fuck you guys you can go pound sand and it has sat wasting away ever since! I say good for Gerald.
You go and find the property marker pins. The vessel is moored in tidal water, and it is BC Provincial property , with a registered water lease. "They do what they want there" . That is something you should check into, and you will find out there is a law suit ongoing.
True......of course Washington State ferries probably would not have decommisioned her...they have equally old ferries still plying the waters....without passenger entertainment, buffets, and malls at either end of the trip...
@@TheWolfsnack And what makes washington state ferries different from BC Ferries? Washington State ferries is a government agency that's a part of washington. BC Ferries is a publicly traded company where the crown is the primary shareholder. Do you think it makes sense for essential ferry services that is required by BC residents to get access to parts of BC is not operated by a government owned agency, but rather a publicly traded corporation? I think it's bullshit. Another thing is that washington state ferries are still built in seattle as well.
I made many crossings on her over the years. I am a retired navy soul that loves to remember her formal days of glory sailing the inside. This is a bit bitter sweet. May her soul rest easy.
Just got from BC yesterday. I tried driving up to the boat to snap a few pics, but didn't want to risk it with the private property signs. Thanks for this wonderful footage!
Great video. Thanks for sharing it. I worked on both the boats that are to the right of the ferry at 3:49 or so. The larger sunken one is the 80 foot former seine boat Island Marl. It was built in 1917 and was last used as an urchin packer. It was a great old boat.The one to the left is the 47 foot tug General Caldwell. It was also a nice boat to work on. Unfortunately it has now sunk as well, right in the same spot it's sitting in the video. Just the mast and radar dome are still above the water.
Has a kid of 15 I used to spend my Saturdays travelling back and forth to Victoria from Tsawwassen and Back Again multiple times meant awesome people and still stuck in my memory as fresh as yesterday I am 67 and I shed a tear when I saw this but so many memories!
Every August when I was a little boy, my family would go to Gabriola Is. to see my Mom's Parents and to vacation for three weeks. I rode The Queen of Sidney and Tsawwassen many times. I also watched in fascination as they passed each other in the Straight of Georgia while I was playing on the sandstone beach on the East side of Gabriola. I loved every minute of my young life. What great times I had. Thanks Mom and Dad! And thanks to lifeofluke for this video for helping me to remember a few glorious moments of my past.
I worked as an "oiler" in the engine room on her for a short while in the 70's.... and sailed to and fro Salt Spring multiple times as a passenger as well.... Damned sad sight to see the "ship" (not a "boat", thank you.) so dilapidated.
Those cars were heck of a couple of beauties! Even more so back in their running state. I love vintage vehicles or anything historical and vintage for that matter XD I lived in Ontario all my life and always dreamed about visiting BC. There is so much to explore there.
seeing this just makes me want to cry...I'm moving out to BC in a few weeks and I can only hope to at least see it in person (I'd be lucky to even just stand near the thing...such a shame she's rusting away, history like this should be saved, its already too late for the 1922 San Mateo, sitting half sunk on its left side)
If you were wondering what that ships future was, Im going to somehow save that ship and restore it as if it was built yesterday, I plan to do this after becoming CEO of BC Ferries by the year 2040.
@@fuckstarvineskcrew2262 There is an old BC Ferries saying: "It could'int be done, but at least ever has done it." I am the youngest non professional BC Ferries historian there is. People say "Oh that will cost you a fortune." It may, but I am following a common thing with BC Ferries, people say that will never happen, but it will happen. Just like Premier WAC Bennett had to deal with when he announced the Tsawwassen Ferry causeway in 1958.
@@chasestudioswashington9740 If you are serious, I'd suggest going to Long Beach CA, and speaking with the people/groups that have been involved in maintaining the Queen Mary for decades now.. It would be a much needed education and reality check towards your future choices..no matter what you decide.. Peace.
I worked aboard when she was 10 years old. People might not know that the MV Coho is the same ship, built one year earlier. Only the forward loading doors are different. She is still running perfectly today from Victoria to Port Angeles Wa. Never breaks down! Wonder why the Queen of Sidney and sister ship Queen of Tsawwassen are not still running, just like the MV Coho.
@@VinylToVideo Also BC Ferries management always trots out the old trope that parts are obsolete for the older boats and cannot be purchased....to which I call BS...I worked at the Kemano Completion Project years back and one thing the power house had was a completely equipped machine shop that could manufacture any part the turbines needed....but that is a privatly owned operation....there is no reason a machine shop could not manufacture needed parts for the older ferries..
@@TheWolfsnack Sure there is.. those are local domestic factories and the idiots in charge of BC Ferries like to contract offshore. They are about as moronic as any other corporation out there today.
I remember the day that was parked there, I was 6 years old. I can see it from my Grandparents house across the river and have always wanted to check it out! Thanks for sharing! I had no idea the other boat was still behind it!
We, at the wood fibre reload just down the river there about 400-500 meters always wondered about that ship! We have two derelict ships, one on both ends of us here on the fraser river. The one north of us, not viewed in the video, was busted by the rcmp last year for a very large dope growing situation on board. Crazy area out here!
That was a good boat , in the 70s , when it was too rough for the other ferries , it was sometimes the only one running , because it had a deeper hull design . I rode it a lot , going to university , and coming home to Victoria for the weekends .
I took many a sail back in 1975 when I moved to Vancouver from Montreal. Often to about 1984 Work and family on Vancouver island. Always a comfortable crossing when the seas permitted. Nice video and nice to see her again. She was agood sailing across c
I’m thankful I had a chance to fully explore the Ss San Mateo 20 years ago when it was in good condition. I took a bunch of actual pictures but being before the cell phone era, sadly no video
Some of this has been cleaned up now. Anything leaking hazardous materials including fuel had to be hauled out. The rolled over seine boat is gone also.
I have driven past that boat hundreds of times. If you drive down the road to try and get to it, there are many warnings to stay away. Even one, closest to the owners driveway that says "IF YOU COME ANY CLOSER YOU WILL BE SEVERELY VIOLATED" at this point (having only wanted to explore with my 3 year old daughter) I figured I had better leave the old fellah alone and turn the car around hahaha Very neat that you got in there! I hope to one day explore that ship!
I was out in that area for extended vacations both in 1980 and again in 1990. It is very likely I saw this ship in service. A bit of a shock to see how quickly the elements decay a vessel. Built in 1960, it is unlikely it could be made legally seaworthy to today's standards. However, to scuttle it as a dive site is environmentally irresponsible and probably also not legally viable given the poor upkeep. Either continue the scrapping process and recycle the hulk or move it to or improvise a dry dock and use it for training exercises (fire rescue, evacuation, movie set, etc.) Just having it rot in some estuary for twenty years shows that the current owner has no real plan.
I loved this video. I grew up in the area and could hike off into the woods and find really beautiful and kewl places every time I went. I grew up in Sooke (pronounced : sue with a k sound) and miss it very much! Great job on the video!
I remember doing some welding work on this. While it was still in service. Kept the bums out of the Vancouver, Saanich and the Esquimalt while they were up for sale.
I know it will most likely happen but (and this ship is something before my time being born in 05) but it really would be cool to see this ferry sail again even if it isn’t fully restored
I live within a 5min drive of this ferry. It's an environmental disaster happening in the waters of the Fraser. The owners, Bob and Gerald Tapp (now in their late 80's/early 90's), are well known packrats. Gerald has litigated against provincial and federal court rulings to pay for the ferry's cleanup and environmental damage for over 20yrs. The provincial government has paid nearly $500,000 to install pilings and moorings to secure the boat, and others they own, from drifting down the Fraser and to pay for oil leaks cleanup and remediation. Gerald has done the same with properties in Langley and openly says he'll fight both levels of government by appealing his case to Queen Elizabeth. Meanwhile, those of us that live nearby and enjoy that area of the Fraser watch it decay, fall apart and leak oils into the river.
There is so many places in BC to explore that are abandoned should have done it a few years ago with all this crop going on now I don't think so love your videos finding out about new places I've never existed 👍👍😀🇨🇦
I think I spotted it while driving West on the Lougheed Highway between Agassiz and Mission. Isn't this Ship located somewhere around there on the Fraser River?
I've been on in ta least three times: 1976, 1994 and 1997. I would've brought a headlamp and visited the engine room adjacent to the aft staircase. Cool video!
Nice. Just letting everything sink into the river and polluting the water. That whole site should be cleaned up and the owner should pay for it. No wonder the salmon are dying off.
Ok so i live in maple ridge and im wondering if this is in mission on the way too hemlock mountain and harrison hot springs is that where it is?cause theres one that looks like it there.
Used to be a boat like this docked in Squamish me and my ex girlfriend snuck on it. you literally had to run and jump over this gap to the water to get on it. It was creepy because i think someone was living on it and was there when we were but avoided us because we found a living quarters that looked in current use and i coulda swore i heard movement a few times anyways it was fun.
@@lifeofluke ya I believe it's gone that was over 10 years ago. There's an old mining ghost town up behind Britainia Beach if you've never heard of it. I think its accessible still but not easy to get too.
I used to pass this all the time when I harboured in Mission BC. It's an environmental problem and the site is a testament to the disregard of the owner. Look at the garbage and broken furniture in the boat. Owner can't bother to even clean that up. That part of shoreline littered with derelict boats and cars. Few years back the boats had to be shored up to prevent being pulled out by the spring freshet. This ship and a few others have the potential to create navigation hazards on the Fraser, who will pay for that when it happens.
Nick_Crouton 666 hey i was just there today for the second time; i have snuck on both times without permission; owners are cleaning up and reducing access to it, the bridges are being taken down. i did it very early this morning at 7 am, we saw the owner in his vehicle as we were leaving at 8 although we were not confronted. i have tried to walk on with a couple friends a few weeks back and we were told to leave the property, so it’s basically a now or never kinda opportunity at this time
Your idea about making it into a dive site would be a great continuation of it's economic viability, and definitely would draw many people to the site..
I rode aboard her in the 90s on my way to visit my grandad on Vancouver island. I remember eating in that cafe andlearning the top speed of 18 knots. Sad to see the old girl now. 20 years decomissioned has not been kind to her.
Heres a video i came across for what this ship looked like (and the area surrounding it) in 2005. ruclips.net/video/jixh8Xlqkb0/видео.html And another view in 2015 ruclips.net/video/4mMz7xny8iQ/видео.html
I used to pass this all the time when I harboured in Mission BC. It's an environmental problem and the site is a testament to the disregard of the owner. Look at the garbage and broken furniture in the boat. Owner can't bother to even clean that up. That part of shoreline littered with derelict boats and cars. Few years back the boats had to be shored up to prevent being pulled out by the spring freshet. This ship and a few others have the potential to create navigation hazards on the Fraser, who will pay for that when it happens.
I’ve been down to the ship(s) with a friend who knows some of the folks involved. The reason the Sidney sits where it is is due the the fact that that spot on the river is private property which used to be common in past years but very rare today. It actually allows the owner to do with it what they wish.
The historical significance of the Queen of Sidney is the fact that it is and was the very first BC Ferry. The ferry Corp. was built by purchasing existing ferry companies like Black Ball Ferries. From those acquisitions came a number of mismatched ships that were already old then. The BC Government who created BC Ferries quickly decided to replace the old ships with brand new (made in BC ) purpose built ships that were meant for our coast and facilities that were being built like Horseshoe Bay. The first completed was the Sidney. After only a couple of years business was so good, the Sidney and her sister were sliced and raised to add a deck and the lounge area at the rear was added. I pass this old girl daily and she gets sadder every year. BC isn’t always kind to it’s history.
The story is stupid, some politicians one day were scared the vessel would break away when the fraiser was really high. So they piled in huge beams that hold the ferry back from dislodging and sailing down the river, the owner had a company lined up to gut the thing and remove all the asbestos bad shit and still make a little profit. Well the city caught wind of that put it all in legal bullshit writing that the vessels owner would need to repay the cost of the pilings, I think 200k ish (remember he didn't ask for the piles, the municipality did it on their own) so he basically said alright fuck you guys you can go pound sand and it has sat wasting away ever since!
I say good for Gerald.
You go and find the property marker pins. The vessel is moored in tidal water, and it is BC Provincial property , with a registered water lease. "They do what they want there" . That is something you should check into, and you will find out there is a law suit ongoing.
It should be a museum ship.
Its also a massive shame that theyre not making ferries in BC anymore
True......of course Washington State ferries probably would not have decommisioned her...they have equally old ferries still plying the waters....without passenger entertainment, buffets, and malls at either end of the trip...
@@TheWolfsnack And what makes washington state ferries different from BC Ferries? Washington State ferries is a government agency that's a part of washington. BC Ferries is a publicly traded company where the crown is the primary shareholder.
Do you think it makes sense for essential ferry services that is required by BC residents to get access to parts of BC is not operated by a government owned agency, but rather a publicly traded corporation? I think it's bullshit.
Another thing is that washington state ferries are still built in seattle as well.
I made many crossings on her over the years. I am a retired navy soul that loves to remember her formal days of glory sailing the inside. This is a bit bitter sweet. May her soul rest easy.
Just got from BC yesterday. I tried driving up to the boat to snap a few pics, but didn't want to risk it with the private property signs. Thanks for this wonderful footage!
Thanks for watching, Jameson!
I've lived pretty close to this my whole life and have always wanted to check it out. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Great video. Thanks for sharing it. I worked on both the boats that are to the right of the ferry at 3:49 or so. The larger sunken one is the 80 foot former seine boat Island Marl. It was built in 1917 and was last used as an urchin packer. It was a great old boat.The one to the left is the 47 foot tug General Caldwell. It was also a nice boat to work on. Unfortunately it has now sunk as well, right in the same spot it's sitting in the video. Just the mast and radar dome are still above the water.
Has a kid of 15 I used to spend my Saturdays travelling back and forth to Victoria from Tsawwassen and Back Again multiple times meant awesome people and still stuck in my memory as fresh as yesterday I am 67 and I shed a tear when I saw this but so many memories!
I definitely spent more than a few Vancouver-Victoria crossings in that ship's video arcade!
Every August when I was a little boy, my family would go to Gabriola Is. to see my Mom's Parents and to vacation for three weeks. I rode The Queen of Sidney and Tsawwassen many times. I also watched in fascination as they passed each other in the Straight of Georgia while I was playing on the sandstone beach on the East side of Gabriola. I loved every minute of my young life. What great times I had. Thanks Mom and Dad! And thanks to lifeofluke for this video for helping me to remember a few glorious moments of my past.
I was a passenger on this ferry a number of times in the 90’s, it’s demise is sad but nothing lasts forever.
This really brings me back. I remember being on it when I was a little kid. Good times.
I rememger sailing on this old lady of the seas, its a rather sad sight to see.
I traveled on this boat back in the day when the paint. Was a little better... thanks for showing were it is now
I worked as an "oiler" in the engine room on her for a short while in the 70's.... and sailed to and fro Salt Spring multiple times as a passenger as well.... Damned sad sight to see the "ship" (not a "boat", thank you.) so dilapidated.
Salt spring used to be so chill and peaceful in the 90’s. I couldn’t even imagine how cool it was in the 70’s
I worked shore staff in Tsawwassen and would receive the "Sidney" there in the 80's.
That’s so cool!
Those cars were heck of a couple of beauties! Even more so back in their running state. I love vintage vehicles or anything historical and vintage for that matter XD I lived in Ontario all my life and always dreamed about visiting BC. There is so much to explore there.
OMG!!! Luke the amount of explores that have tried get close or see the inside of her. OHH WOW!!!!
seeing this just makes me want to cry...I'm moving out to BC in a few weeks and I can only hope to at least see it in person (I'd be lucky to even just stand near the thing...such a shame she's rusting away, history like this should be saved, its already too late for the 1922 San Mateo, sitting half sunk on its left side)
Back in 2000 I was lucky to be able to fully explore several times, the San Mateo . We even went into the engine room with no lights
Where is the boat I think I might live near
Is it Sidney?
Chester Rd , off of the lougheed hwy in mission
@@sneakerfreak2002 The owner never had the money to restore her. He could not get any support for her because she was not a Canadian boat.
If you were wondering what that ships future was, Im going to somehow save that ship and restore it as if it was built yesterday, I plan to do this after becoming CEO of BC Ferries by the year 2040.
Ambitious, I like it!
I think only an americian would be gullible to believe that..
@@fuckstarvineskcrew2262 There is an old BC Ferries saying: "It could'int be done, but at least ever has done it." I am the youngest non professional BC Ferries historian there is. People say "Oh that will cost you a fortune." It may, but I am following a common thing with BC Ferries, people say that will never happen, but it will happen. Just like Premier WAC Bennett had to deal with when he announced the Tsawwassen Ferry causeway in 1958.
@@chasestudioswashington9740 It will never happen.
@@chasestudioswashington9740 If you are serious, I'd suggest going to Long Beach CA, and speaking with the people/groups that have been involved in maintaining the Queen Mary for decades now.. It would be a much needed education and reality check towards your future choices..no matter what you decide.. Peace.
I worked aboard when she was 10 years old. People might not know that the MV Coho is the same ship, built one year earlier. Only the forward loading doors are different. She is still running perfectly today from Victoria to Port Angeles Wa. Never breaks down! Wonder why the Queen of Sidney and sister ship Queen of Tsawwassen are not still running, just like the MV Coho.
The MV Coho is privately owned. BC Ferries likes to waste money and then charge too much for a ticket.
@@VinylToVideo Also BC Ferries management always trots out the old trope that parts are obsolete for the older boats and cannot be purchased....to which I call BS...I worked at the Kemano Completion Project years back and one thing the power house had was a completely equipped machine shop that could manufacture any part the turbines needed....but that is a privatly owned operation....there is no reason a machine shop could not manufacture needed parts for the older ferries..
@@TheWolfsnack Sure there is.. those are local domestic factories and the idiots in charge of BC Ferries like to contract offshore. They are about as moronic as any other corporation out there today.
I really wanted to see more of the cars and especially the engine room
I remember the day that was parked there, I was 6 years old. I can see it from my Grandparents house across the river and have always wanted to check it out! Thanks for sharing! I had no idea the other boat was still behind it!
We, at the wood fibre reload just down the river there about 400-500 meters always wondered about that ship! We have two derelict ships, one on both ends of us here on the fraser river. The one north of us, not viewed in the video, was busted by the rcmp last year for a very large dope growing situation on board. Crazy area out here!
That was a good boat , in the 70s , when it was too rough for the other ferries , it was sometimes the only one running , because it had a deeper hull design . I rode it a lot , going to university , and coming home to Victoria for the weekends .
Great Video, thanks for taking us with you for a tour of this ship.
I took many a sail back in 1975 when I moved to Vancouver from Montreal. Often to about 1984 Work and family on Vancouver island. Always a comfortable crossing when the seas permitted. Nice video and nice to see her again. She was agood sailing across c
Flash back to my childhood, awesome
I crossed on that ferry many times! Piece of history! Wish we could spruce it up for display!
I’m thankful I had a chance to fully explore the Ss San Mateo 20 years ago when it was in good condition. I took a bunch of actual pictures but being before the cell phone era, sadly no video
Ah nice! It's in pretty rough shape now
Thanks for the great video! Would love to explore this!
Thanks Brent!
Some of this has been cleaned up now. Anything leaking hazardous materials including fuel had to be hauled out. The rolled over seine boat is gone also.
WOW! That would have been an awesome day of photos and documenting. Nice access!! :)
I absolutely love these videos. It’s so cool getting to know these places in BC
Ya, I love exploring new places around BC. Thanks Aurora!
It’s amazing that it’s decayed so much in just 20 years!
How did you get in contact with the owner? I would love to ask his permission to check it out.
Great video btw, really cool!
Thanks! I just went there and asked who I met on the property, who turned out to know the owner.
@@lifeofluke that's exactly what I ended up doing yesterday. That's funny. Thanks for the reply :)
I have driven past that boat hundreds of times. If you drive down the road to try and get to it, there are many warnings to stay away. Even one, closest to the owners driveway that says "IF YOU COME ANY CLOSER YOU WILL BE SEVERELY VIOLATED" at this point (having only wanted to explore with my 3 year old daughter) I figured I had better leave the old fellah alone and turn the car around hahaha
Very neat that you got in there! I hope to one day explore that ship!
For what it’s worth, I would gladly knock a day off my life to tour this beauty. Mysterious and intriguing...thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jeff!
I was out in that area for extended vacations both in 1980 and again in 1990. It is very likely I saw this ship in service. A bit of a shock to see how quickly the elements decay a vessel. Built in 1960, it is unlikely it could be made legally seaworthy to today's standards. However, to scuttle it as a dive site is environmentally irresponsible and probably also not legally viable given the poor upkeep. Either continue the scrapping process and recycle the hulk or move it to or improvise a dry dock and use it for training exercises (fire rescue, evacuation, movie set, etc.) Just having it rot in some estuary for twenty years shows that the current owner has no real plan.
I loved this video. I grew up in the area and could hike off into the woods and find really beautiful and kewl places every time I went. I grew up in Sooke (pronounced : sue with a k sound) and miss it very much! Great job on the video!
Cool video, thanks for sharing. I always drove by thinking how creepy that ferry looked just sitting there rotting...
wow i remember being on that boat just before it was taken out of service, it is strange to see it this way now.
It would be nice to do a video about the B.C. Ferries " Fast Ferry " and what happened to them
I remember doing some welding work on this. While it was still in service. Kept the bums out of the Vancouver, Saanich and the Esquimalt while they were up for sale.
Great video. Thank you for sharing. Sad to see her deteriorating like this.
I took my first steps on her in 1969! Spent many years traveling on it living on Pender Island.
Awesome video, always wondered about this thing every time I drove by it!
Thanks Sam!
I know it will most likely happen but (and this ship is something before my time being born in 05) but it really would be cool to see this ferry sail again even if it isn’t fully restored
I live within a 5min drive of this ferry. It's an environmental disaster happening in the waters of the Fraser. The owners, Bob and Gerald Tapp (now in their late 80's/early 90's), are well known packrats. Gerald has litigated against provincial and federal court rulings to pay for the ferry's cleanup and environmental damage for over 20yrs. The provincial government has paid nearly $500,000 to install pilings and moorings to secure the boat, and others they own, from drifting down the Fraser and to pay for oil leaks cleanup and remediation.
Gerald has done the same with properties in Langley and openly says he'll fight both levels of government by appealing his case to Queen Elizabeth.
Meanwhile, those of us that live nearby and enjoy that area of the Fraser watch it decay, fall apart and leak oils into the river.
Queen of Sidney's sister ship Queen of Tsawwassen is still active as Inlet Explorer
i don't understand why Queen of Sidney didn't get sold
it did, but the owner left it to rust on the fraser river.
There is so many places in BC to explore that are abandoned should have done it a few years ago with all this crop going on now I don't think so love your videos finding out about new places I've never existed 👍👍😀🇨🇦
nice vid man, always been interested in this relic
Thanks!
She must have been a gorgeous ship in her day, love her lines. Very sad to see it like this.
I agree! That's one reason I wanted to go see her in person
Is there a way to visit this ferry?
How would I get ahold of the owner? I'm curious about making a 3D model of the ship. thanks
You are right, it would make an awesome underwater dive site.
I think I spotted it while driving West on the Lougheed Highway between Agassiz and Mission. Isn't this Ship located somewhere around there on the Fraser River?
yup.
No, it is located between Mission and Mapleridge.
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing bud
Thank you!
really curious how does one acquire such a boat then just let it sit and rust away
I asked the owner and he bought the ferry to scrap it for parts
He probably earns more from it as a wreck.
it seems like he never scrapped it
its still there afloat
The owner is my neighbour.Hes a hoarder.His farm is full of crap too.Rotting boats,mattresses ,cars and scrap metal.It’s a mess .
The poor old Queen of Sidney. I rode on it a few times in my youth.
I've been on in ta least three times: 1976, 1994 and 1997. I would've brought a headlamp and visited the engine room adjacent to the aft staircase. Cool video!
Thanks Paolo!
I remember playing airsoft on that ship about 16 or 17 years ago. We’d go once a week for a few months. Was in a lot better shape in those days.
The old paint scheme looked better than the new ferries paint scheme.
I am an abandoned places junkie, thanks for these videos :)
Glad you like them, thank you!
Do this again showing what's it's like today as its a lot more rusted
This was where I filmed mech x4?
Fantastic discovery!!!
Wonderful film just fascinating indeed.
Thanks Timothy
Are the cars for sale?
He knows what hes got. No lowballers.
@@sorenzx1923 ahhhhhhhhh
Very interesting Luke. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again Cary!
Pretty sure I sailed on that thing in the 90's.
If you traveled the gulf islands like me, you definitely did. It had TMNT in the arcade pretty sure
The Canadien Pickers tv show had previously did a episode with the owner. Where the stuff went, he had stuff up to ceiling you could barely get trough
ruclips.net/video/32-Mnps5OVU/видео.html
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Nice. Just letting everything sink into the river and polluting the water. That whole site should be cleaned up and the owner should pay for it. No wonder the salmon are dying off.
Good work bro'.
Ok so i live in maple ridge and im wondering if this is in mission on the way too hemlock mountain and harrison hot springs is that where it is?cause theres one that looks like it there.
Yep
Its just before mission. Just past Silverdale husky. Look right just after sawdust yard.
In this topsy turvy new world, pidgeons are no longer birds. I'm losing it.
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iTS' FUTURE CAN BE SEEN IN THE SAD SHIPS AROUND IT!
true
I know that my foot prints are all over that ship. As a kid , i would run everywhere on it .
Pretty sure that boat is where I got really good at TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES from.
Is that 1959 Chevrolet for sale?
Wow, nice video tks.
I want that camper van on the inside.
Awesome
The mold is not a long term health issue. If you get sick from the exposure you can get hospitalized but if not you are fine.
Haha, I wasn't serious but I appreciate the tip!
How did this Gerald Tapp acquire it?
He bought it from my uncle who is the one who bought it off of bc ferries for $80,000
I'd love to have that old BC coat of arms on the bow
something moved behind pole at 1:48
Good eye! That was actually my sister moving out of the way
Deck (The floor).
Bulkhead (The wall).
Deckhead (The ceiling).
I spent a lot of crossings on that ship. What a shame.
Beeindruckend. 👍
Used to be a boat like this docked in Squamish me and my ex girlfriend snuck on it. you literally had to run and jump over this gap to the water to get on it. It was creepy because i think someone was living on it and was there when we were but avoided us because we found a living quarters that looked in current use and i coulda swore i heard movement a few times anyways it was fun.
Nice! I think I came across photos of that one when researching online. Boats can be around for a while then one day they are gone.
@@lifeofluke ya I believe it's gone that was over 10 years ago. There's an old mining ghost town up behind Britainia Beach if you've never heard of it. I think its accessible still but not easy to get too.
Wow, I took that ferry once, in better days.
you can see this if you drive between mission and coquitlam. Its on the left.
I didn’t think you could use the Fraser river for a parking lot.
You’d be surprised 😪
I used to pass this all the time when I harboured in Mission BC. It's an environmental problem and the site is a testament to the disregard of the owner. Look at the garbage and broken furniture in the boat. Owner can't bother to even clean that up. That part of shoreline littered with derelict boats and cars. Few years back the boats had to be shored up to prevent being pulled out by the spring freshet. This ship and a few others have the potential to create navigation hazards on the Fraser, who will pay for that when it happens.
I'm sure the city is waiting to take his land if that happens
...those are movie set props!
Does anyone know how to get in contact with the owner if I was wanting to see the ships up close and personal??
Nick_Crouton 666 hey i was just there today for the second time; i have snuck on both times without permission; owners are cleaning up and reducing access to it, the bridges are being taken down. i did it very early this morning at 7 am, we saw the owner in his vehicle as we were leaving at 8 although we were not confronted. i have tried to walk on with a couple friends a few weeks back and we were told to leave the property, so it’s basically a now or never kinda opportunity at this time
wafflizedcat ahhh, well thanks for the Info!
The road takes you very close. Accessed directly off of Hwy 7 in Mission BC. When the river is high you can see a lot of the ship.
Your idea about making it into a dive site would be a great continuation of it's economic viability, and definitely would draw many people to the site..
An interesting video, great work !!! .-)
Thanks Petr!
I rode aboard her in the 90s on my way to visit my grandad on Vancouver island. I remember eating in that cafe andlearning the top speed of 18 knots. Sad to see the old girl now. 20 years decomissioned has not been kind to her.
Heres a video i came across for what this ship looked like (and the area surrounding it) in 2005.
ruclips.net/video/jixh8Xlqkb0/видео.html
And another view in 2015
ruclips.net/video/4mMz7xny8iQ/видео.html
For those who don’t know that boat was featured on the x files tv show even in the new one
this is true
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How can you have a junk yard in a river, a fish bearing river?? That is wrong.
I used to pass this all the time when I harboured in Mission BC. It's an environmental problem and the site is a testament to the disregard of the owner. Look at the garbage and broken furniture in the boat. Owner can't bother to even clean that up. That part of shoreline littered with derelict boats and cars. Few years back the boats had to be shored up to prevent being pulled out by the spring freshet. This ship and a few others have the potential to create navigation hazards on the Fraser, who will pay for that when it happens.
The area is a dump! The city has really let it go.
Exactly this is a good example of how we destroy rivers and waterways cause of some private owners asshole ideas