One disaster after another: Denman Islanders steamed over cable ferry outage – BC [Video]

Residents of Denman Island were venting their frustration on Thursday with the latest breakdown of a cable ferry serving the island.

Mechanical issues sidelined the Baynes Sound Connector, which links Denman Island and Vancouver Island on Thursday morning.

“Extremely frustrated,” Denman Island resident Ricia Hollinger told Global News upon finding herself stranded on Vancouver Island Thursday morning.

“My car is full of stuff that has to get into the refrigerator. My meds are at home which I really need. I was not planning on spending this whole day here.”

Denman Islanders Claire Deebleu and Natalie Mathis were among nine residents who banded together to spend more than $450 on a water taxi to get them to the mainland.

Both were rushing to make flights.

“The worker told us there was going to be no ferry before midday and there was no replacement, that’s it,” Deebleu said.

Mathis added that the cable ferry has been “reliably …