They have raised bows, which make it easier for the ships to travel in the rough seas often found on British Columbia's central coast.

On 15 December 2012, Tachek was removed from service to undergo a nine-month life-extension project.

MV Quadra Queen II was built in 1969, also by Allied Shipbuilders in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In the late-1980s or early-1990s, Quadra Queen II was relocated to the Port McNeill-Alert Bay-Sointula route.

[5] From April 2010 to May 2011, Quadra Queen II underwent a CA$$15 million life extension project meant to prepare the vessel for another 20 years of service.