A family of transient orcas put on a show for passengers aboard a large BC Ferries vessel this weekend.
Video of the encounter shows at least six transient orcas swimming in Active Pass near a BC Ferries vessel sailing between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen on Sunday afternoon.
Hayden lives in an area overlooking Active Pass, which flows between southern Galiano Island and northern Mayne Island.Neighbours had given Hayden a heads up that orcas were entering the waterway, so she had her camera ready. The whales entered the pass and hunted down some seals, according to Hayden. After that, they looped back around and exited the same way they entered.At the same time, a BC Ferries vessel was traversing through Active Pass.
She says the ferry did a good job of slowing down, and that passengers flocked to the side of the vessel to catch a glimpse of the orcas.
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