Featured Investigations - Marine

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigates for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

Sinking of the Passenger and Vehicle Ferry 
Queen of the North
Gil Island, Wright Sound, British Columbia
22 March 2006

Backgrounder

2008-03-12

• Queen of the North (M06W0052) - Investigation Chronology

Board Concern

2007-10-17

• Transportation Safety Board issues Board Concern
  Queen of the North (M06W0052)  HTML  PDF [130 KB]

Communiques

2008-03-12

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Finds Unsafe Practices on BC Ferries Queen of the North (M06W0052)

2007-10-17

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Issues a Board Concern Regarding Cannabis Use by Crew Members in BC Ferries' Northern Fleet

2006-07-18

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Releases Images Obtained During its Investigation into the Sinking of the B.C. Ferry Services Vessel Queen of the North on March 22, 2006

2006-04-21

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada to Undertake a Dive Operation on the BC Ferries Vessel Queen of the North

2006-03-28

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Releases Images of Sunken Queen of the North

2006-03-25

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Seizes the Queen of the North for the Purpose of its Investigation

2006-03-22

• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Deploys to the Site of a Ferry Sinking near Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Photo Gallery

2008-03-12

• Striking and Subsequent Sinking, Passenger and Vehicle Ferry Queen of the North (M06W0052), Gil Island, Wright Sound, British Columbia, 22 March 2006

Report

2008-03-12

• Sinking of the Passenger and Vehicle Ferry Queen of the North Gil Island, Wright Sound, British Columbia
  22 March 2006
  HTML   PDF [1.16 MB]

Recommendations

2008-03-12

• Recommendation related to the investigation into the sinking of the Queen of the North (M06W0052)

Transcript of Online Discussion

2008-03-13

• On the 13th of March, 2008, TSB officials took questions on the final report (M06W0052) into the sinking of the BC Ferries Queen of the North, which occurred on March 22, 2006 at Gil Island, Wright Sound, British Columbia. This online discussion was hosted by The Globe and Mail.

Video Gallery

2008-03-12

• Videos related to the investigation into the sinking of the Queen of the North (M06W0052)

Webcast

2008-03-12

• News conference for the release of the final investigation report into the sinking of the Queen of the North (M06W0052)