Trailblazer Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Back in service on Sunday https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/01/24/le-f-a-gauthier-reprend-du-service-dimanche dooright and PLAYHARD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Does this mean it actually made it from the shipyard to Matane without breaking down this time?? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, smclelan said: Does this mean it actually made it from the shipyard to Matane without breaking down this time?? LOL Steve, next break down is when you are on it, can it be trusted?? I hope this is it , sure makes it easy to do cote north, I bet it really hurts to be over there with no ferry service, everything probably goes in short supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Andyman and I spent 13hrs locked in the ice on the old ferry a few years back. Had to wait for an icebreaker to come free the ferry. That was a looong night! quebec bob and zeusand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 8 hours ago, smclelan said: Andyman and I spent 13hrs locked in the ice on the old ferry a few years back. Had to wait for an icebreaker to come free the ferry. That was a looong night! If I remember the story correctly from Andy that right where you guys got stuck there was a rotted whale carcass nearby on the ice and the stench was unbearable. I bet there was no beer left onboard anywhere after the 4th hour too. PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 The F.-A.-Gauthier is back 19 OTHER After experiencing all kinds of problems over the past year, the ferry F.-A.-Gauthier, which provides the link between Matane and Baie-Comeau, resumed service on Sunday. Play Video QMI AGENCY Sunday, January 26, 2020 19:59 UPDATE Sunday, January 26, 2020 9:36 PM After having encountered all kinds of problems during the past year, the ferry F.-A.-Gauthier, which provides the link between Matane and Baie-Comeau, resumed service on Sunday. The boat made the two usual crossings scheduled, that of Matane to Baie-Comeau at 2 p.m. and that of Baie-Comeau to Matane at 5 p.m. After work on the ship's thrusters, which lasted a year and cost nearly $ 22 million, the Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) had to repair the boat's engines. "We noticed, in terms of certain control systems, that the two electric motors that power our entire propulsion system were not working well," says Stéphane Lafaut, of the STQ. At the end of December, specialists from the manufacturer General Electric even had to be called in to help find the problem on the ferry and repair it. “We brought in the specialists directly from Europe. They spent, in fact, most of the holiday break working with our teams, ”continues Mr. Lafaut. The boat was out of service since December 17, 2018. In the past few days, the ferry has passed sea trials. The STQ ensures that its staff are ready too. Despite its return, air links are still maintained until January 31. Trailblazer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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