A 25-year-old Sunshine Coast man is facing more than a dozen charges after an incident at the Langdale ferry terminal early Saturday morning.
Sunshine Coast RCMP said they had a call from BC Ferries around 1:30 a.m. June 24 to report an SUV had smashed through the locked gates and was speeding toward the loading ramp.
Before police could get there, the driver of the Chevy Blazer rammed through a series of barriers and the truck went off the raised loading ramp onto the upper car deck of the Queen of Surrey, which was berthed for the night.
The driver, apparently uninjured, got out of the truck and ran down to the main parking lot where he allegedly attempted to steal two parked vehicles before being arrested.
Deborah Marshall of BC Ferries told Coast Reporter that there was an engineering crew on the Surrey at the time, which is standard practice when the ferry is in dock overnight, but they weren’t harmed. The ferry itself had minor damage, including a broken window. Marshall said the berth and ship were inspected and cleared for operation in time for the first sailing of the morning.
She also said after any incident like this the company conducts an internal review of security procedures.
RCMP said the suspect, Chase Campbell, has been charged with 13 offences including impaired driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, break and enter, assaulting a police officer, mischief over $5,000 and driving while prohibited.
