BC Ferries has issued a warning after a second passenger in as many days went overboard.

The second incident occurred Thursday (Sept. 4), during the 5 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen on the Spirit of British Columbia.

BC Ferries crews immediately deployed a rescue boat and were able to locate the passenger, who was then transferred to a Canadian Coast Guard vessel.

Details of how the person went overboard have not been shared – Peninsula News Review has reached out to BC Ferries and the BC Ambulance Service for more information and for an update on the person's condition.

Multiple sailings were delayed as a result of the incident.

"Intentionally going overboard (or throwing items overboard) is extremely dangerous and can cause significant disruption to service," said a stat

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