Spirit of Vancouver Island is an , part of the BC Ferries fleet. Along with , it is the largest in the BC Ferries fleet. The ship was completed in 1994 and serves the Swartz Bay – Tsawwassen route. In 2018, Spirit of Vancouver Island began a mid-life refit in Poland, where it was converted to a dual-fuel system to allow liquefied natural gas propulsion. The vessel returned to service in 2019. Description Spirit of Vancouver Island is an S-class roll-on/roll-off ferry that is long overall and between perpendiculars with a beam of . The vessel has a displacement of , an initial and . The gross tonnage later increased to 21,935 as of 2018. The vessel was initially powered by four MAN 6L40/54 diesel engines driving two shafts creating . Spirit of Vancouver Island has a maximum speed of . In 2018, the ferry began a mid-life refit that involved changing the propulsion system to a dual-fuel system comprising four Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines which allows the ship to use either marine diesel oil or liquefied natural gas to power the ship. Further changes include navigation and propulsion equipment, steering and evacuation systems, lighting and air conditioning. Passenger areas were upgraded including the lounges, bathrooms and retail areas. The ferry has capacity for 2,100 passengers and crew and 358 automobiles. The ferry is equipped with lounges and cafes. Service history Spirit of Vancouver Island was constructed in two parts in British Columbia. The ferry's forepart was built by Allied Shipbuilders of North Vancouver with the yard number 255. The rest of the ship was constructed by Integrated Ferry of Esquimalt, British Columbia with the yard number 560. The two sections were joined and the vessel was completed in February 1994. Owned and operated by British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Spirit of Vancouver was assigned to the Swartz Bay – Tsawwassen route. On September 14, 2000, Spirit of Vancouver Island collided with the Star Ruby while attempting to overtake the vessel in a narrow channel. The collision occurred approximately from the Swartz Bay Terminal where the ferry had departed from. Spirit of Vancouver Island struck Star Ruby on its port side, causing the pleasure craft to flip over and eventually right itself, though swamped and heavily damaged. According to the accident report, the pleasure craft ignored all warning blasts from the approaching ferry and then made a sharp turn towards