In 2018, Spirit of Vancouver Island began a mid-life refit in Poland, where it was converted to a dual-fuel system to allow liquefied natural gas propulsion.

[1] Owned and operated by British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Spirit of Vancouver was assigned to the Swartz Bay – Tsawwassen route.

[2] On September 14, 2000, Spirit of Vancouver Island collided with the 9.72-metre (31.9 ft) Star Ruby while attempting to overtake the vessel in a narrow channel.

Spirit of Vancouver Island struck Star Ruby on its port side, causing the pleasure craft to flip over and eventually right itself, though swamped and heavily damaged.

[10] On October 9, 2009, a standby generator on Spirit of Vancouver Island caught fire on an early-morning sailing out of Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.

No one was injured in the incident; however, it did cause significant delays in the ferry system because of the already large volume of traffic for Thanksgiving weekend.

[13] On September 14, 2018, Spirit of Vancouver Island sailed for Remontowa Ship Repair Yard in Gdańsk, Poland, to undergo conversion to a dual-fuel system.

The Transportation Safety Board investigation found that the ship failed to respond to the crew's commands when they attempted to avoid the collision.