[div class="articleCopy"]NANAIMO (NEWS1130) - B.C. Ferries has confirmed one of its shiny new ships has sustained some damage after a rough landing at Departure Bay in Nanaimo.[/p] Deborah Marshall with B.C. Ferries says the Coastal Renaissance now has what she calls a 'minor scrape' along one side.[/p] "The ship did come into contact with the overhead foot passenger walkway."[/p] There weren't any passengers on the walkway at the time.[/p] Sailings are not being cancelled, and Marshall says they have alternate ways to load passengers.[/p] It's not clear how long the walkway in Nanaimo will be unusable.[/p] Marshall says there was no mechanical failures that would explain the incident, and says they need to investigate whether human error was involved.[/p] She wouldn't put a price tag on the extent of the damage.
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