‘It’s a relief,’ Northumberland Ferries GM says after Confederation returns to N.S.-P.E.I. run [Video]

Northumberland Ferries Ltd. finally has a ship taking vehicles and passengers across the strait between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia, more than 10 weeks after both the ferries it was operating went on the disabled list. 

NFL said on its website Wednesday morning that MV Confederation would make its first run since Sept. 15, when the vessel hit its dock in Wood Islands, seriously damaging its bow visor, a type of raiseable door. The ship has been undergoing repairs in Pictou, N.S., for nearly three months. 

The Confederation left Wood Islands, P.E.I., for Caribou, N.S., at 10 a.m., and is expected to make three round trips today. Departure times for the remainder of Wednesday from Wood Islands are 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., while the ferry left Caribou at 11:45 a.m. and will do so again at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

“It’s a relief,” Jeff Joyce, Northumberland Ferries general manager, told CBC News on Wednesday.

“We’ve gone …