A cruise ship on its way back from Alaska headed for Vancouver entering Seymour Narrows. The length of the northern half of Vancouver Island's portion of the Inside Passage ocean water ebbs and flows through this narrow point. Currents can race through at 16 knots at max tide. Here is a great website on understanding tidal action.
http://www.irbs.com/bowditch/pdf/chapt09.pdf
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