on june 25, 2017, "queen of nanaimo" was taken out of service by bc ferries due to issues with the vessel's propellers. the ferry returned to service on june 29. the vessel was retired in mid-2017 and was sold to goundar shipping ltd for service in fiji. renamed "lomaiviti princess v" after arrival in fiji in november, the vessel began operations on the suva-savusavu route in december 2017.