Important anniversary on the BC Coast today. March 22 marked 20 years since the Queen of the North sank.
CHEK News has done a good retrospective including talking to rescuers who were first on the scene.
Our coast is dangerous. It only takes a few minutes of distraction to lead to disaster.
Two people died.
The crew member at the helm was convicted. Another crew member and the Captain were fired.

20 years later: Looking back at the sinking of BC Ferries’ Queen of the North that claimed two lives
It’s been two decades since one of the largest maritime disasters to ever strike BC Ferries occurred – when the Queen of the North vessel sunk off the coast of central British Columbia on March 22, 2006, claiming two lives.










