A passenger went overboard on a B.C. Ferries vessel bound for Vancouver Island from Metro Vancouver on Wednesday.

B.C. Ferries said it happened on the 1 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, shortly after the Spirit of Vancouver Island vessel had left the terminal.

Another ferry, the Queen of New Westminster, assisted with the rescue efforts.

The ferry authority said the individual was eventually retrieved by crew, and was in a stable condition.

In addition to rescue boats being lowered from the ferry itself, Fitschen saw other rescue vessels being dispatched after the person went overboard. A Coast Guard hovercraft is pictured. (Submitted by Jared Fischen)

The reason the person went overboard was not shared, but the ferry authority said they had been transported to hospital b

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