▁ 5 ▁minutes , ▁and ▁free ▁of ▁to ll s . ▁Two ▁fer ries ▁operate ▁on ▁the ▁crossing , ▁carrying ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁ 1 8 ▁cars ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁respectively . ▁The ▁service ▁oper ates ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁fer ry ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁all ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁fer ry ▁brought ▁into ▁service ▁at ▁busy ▁periods . ▁It ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁West field ▁Fer ry ▁suffered ▁a ▁cable ▁failure ▁whilst ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁in ▁mid - river . ▁In ▁high ▁wind s ▁and ▁waves , ▁the ▁dr ifting ▁fer ry ▁was ▁carried ▁down ▁river ▁for ▁about ▁two ▁hours , ▁until ▁the ▁fer ry ▁was ▁eventually ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁t ug bo at . ▁The ▁Transport ation ▁Saf ety ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada ▁conducted ▁an ▁investigation , ▁and ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁cable ▁failed ▁due ▁to ▁wear ▁and ▁cor ros ion ▁of ▁the ▁cable . ▁Conc ern s ▁were ▁raised ▁about ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁crew , ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁provision ▁of ▁an ▁anchor ▁on ▁the ▁fer ry . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁cross ings ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁John ▁River ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Fer ries ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁YouTube ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁West field ▁Fer ry ▁in ▁action ▁ ▁Category : F er ries ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw