BC Ferries will impose a lifetime ban on a man accused of jumping from a moving vessel into Active Pass earlier this month.
The man, who has not been identified, reportedly untied a 100-person life raft on the Victoria-bound Coastal Celebration on Nov. 4.
Witnesses say he then leaped off the vessel into the water, bringing the ferry to a halt while crews and the Canadian Coast Guard searched for him.
While searching, police received a call from a distressed Galiano Island resident reporting a naked, dripping wet and incoherent man had broken into her home.
He then walked to a nearby resort where he was arrested. Police said that man matched the description of the BC Ferries passenger who jumped overboard.
RCMP said at the time they would recommend charges of break and enter and mischief, but no official charges have been laid.
The incident cost BC Ferries an estimated $40,000, including damage to the life raft, money for fuel and overtime costs for workers.
BC Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall confirmed Monday the man would no longer be permitted to travel aboard BC Ferries vessels.
