Editing S-class ferry (section)

==History==
[[File:Spirit of vi 3.jpg|thumb|left|''Spirit of Vancouver Island'']]
The two ferries, ''Spirit of British Columbia'' and ''Spirit of Vancouver Island'', were constructed in two pieces. The ferries' foreparts were built by [[Allied Shipbuilders]] of [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]], British Columbia. The rest of the ships were constructed by [[Integrated Ferry]] of [[Esquimalt]], British Columbia. The two sections were joined and ''Spirit of British Columbia'' was completed in February 1993, with ''Spirit of Vancouver Island'' completed in February 1994.<ref name="miramarsvi"/><ref name="miramarsbc"/> ''Spirit of British Columbia'' was assigned to the [[Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal|Tsawwassen]]–[[Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal|Swartz Bay]] route and ''Spirit of Vancouver Island'' to the inverse Swartz Bay–Tsawwassen route.<ref name="bcferriessvi"/><ref name="bcferriessbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bcferries.com/onboard-experiences/fleet/profile-spirit_of_british_columbia.html |title=Spirit of British Columbia |publisher=British Columbia Ferry Services |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209165831/https://www.bcferries.com/onboard-experiences/fleet/profile-spirit_of_british_columbia.html |archive-date=9 February 2019 |access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref>

On September 14, 2000, ''Spirit of Vancouver Island'' collided with the {{convert|9.72|m|ft|adj=on}} ''Star Ruby'' while attempting to overtake the vessel in a narrow channel. The accident report found that pleasure craft had ignored all warnings of the impending collision. Two passengers aboard ''Star Ruby'' later died as a result of their injuries sustained by the collision.<ref name="tsbc"/> From 2005 to 2006, the S-class ferries underwent major refits.<ref name="cbc1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ferry-fire-disrupts-tsawwassen-swartz-bay-trips-1.798690 |title=Ferry fire disrupts Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay trips |work=CBC News |date=10 October 2009 |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, it was announced that the two S-class ferries would undergo a $140 million conversion to a dual-fuel system to allow the vessels to use liquefied natural gas as fuel in an effort to reduce [[greenhouse gas emissions]]. Further modifications during the conversion included the replacement of navigation and propulsion systems and a general overhaul. Passenger areas were modified as well.<ref name="dhive"/> ''Spirit of British Columbia'' was the first to undergo the conversion at the Remontowa Ship Repair Yard in [[Gdańsk]], Poland, between 2017 and 2018. ''Spirit of Vancouver Island''{{'}}s retrofit began in September 2018 and the vessel returned to service in April 2019. The conversion of ''Spirit of British Columbia'' earned BC Ferries the Shippax Retrofit Award, which identifies innovation in the ferry industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/spirit-of-vancouver-island-ferry-returns-from-poland-after-refit-with-lng |title=Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry returns from Poland after refit with LNG |work=Vancouver Sun |last=Wilson |first=Carla |date=3 April 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>