UPDATED: 2:45 p.m.
Eight passengers who were stuck on the LaHave cable ferry for over five hours are now safely on shore.
According to Marla MacInnis, spokesperson with Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, high winds caused a bullwheel shaft, which propels the ferry, to crack.
The ferry stopped about 200 metres from the eastern shore of the LaHave.
The passengers and crew of the ferry were on the water from about 8:30 a.m. until 2:40 p.m.
A maintenance and operations crew assisted with landing the ferry on shore and a coast guard auxiliary vessel were also on site.
LaHave ferry coming to shore (corrected video) pic.twitter.com/nSL1mwVXZ6
— Ed Halverson (@edwardhalverson) February 11, 2019
Last passengers disembark from LaHave ferry after being stuck on the river since 8:30am pic.twitter.com/XlPZxyWIuK
— Ed Halverson (@edwardhalverson) February 11, 2019
A crew member at the scene expected the shaft would be removed and repaired in time to have the ferry running again sometime Tuesday.
Photo by Ed Halverson.
Story by BrittWentzell and Ed Halverson
Twitter: @BrittWentzell @edwardhalverson
Email: wentzell.brittany@radioabl.ca halverson.ed@radioabl.ca
