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EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 12 MIN

Why ferries get cancelled on (seemingly) clear days

from This is Vancouver Island

Have you ever found out your sailing has been cancelled due to bad weather, despite the perfectly calm conditions right outside your window? There’s more science behind it than you think. CBC meteorologist and science reporter Johanna Wagstaffe joins to tell us about her visit to the B.C. Ferries ‘command room’, where she met the people who make those calls and found out how they’re made. 

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