
Some N.S.-P.E.I. ferry sailings cancelled Monday
CBC
High winds have cancelled one round trip for the ferry service connecting Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
The MV Saaremaa will not make the 10 a.m. Monday sailing from Caribou, N.S., or the 11:45 a.m. from Wood Islands, P.E.I.
Environment Canada has a strong-wind warning in place for the eastern Northumberland Strait, with winds forecast to blow at 40 km/h. Those winds are expected to ease Monday afternoon.
Northumberland Ferries had at one point cancelled Saaremaa's first round trip of the day due to the weather forecast, but the boat did make that run.
Saaremaa is a temporary replacement on the service, and is not designed for rough weather. MV Confederation will continue to operate.
Saaremaa was brought in as a replacement for MV Holiday Island, which caught fire during a run in 2022 and had to be scrapped. Holiday Island was due to be replaced at the time, but that new ferry is not expected before 2028 at the earliest.
Transport Canada has purchased another ferry, the MV Fanafjord, to take the place of Saaremaa. That ship had been due to arrive in Canada some time this year, but that has been delayed.