Striking and subsequent sinking : Heurt suivi d'un naufrage du roulier à passagers et véhicules Queen of the North à l'Île Gil, passage Wright (Colombie-Britannique) le 22 mars 2006

In 1980, the vessel underwent a modification for the northern British Columbia ferry routes Photo 1. Queen of the North and was renamed the Queen of the North. [...] The TSB thoroughly investigated this new information and the suggestion that QM1 was alone on the bridge at the time of the accident. [...] When the Queen of the North struck Gil Island, the master lever on the bridge was in the open position and at least two watertight doors were open those in the forward and aft bulkheads of the main engine room. [...] At the time of the occurrence, the ECS was displaying a raster chart, and the display had been dimmed by the 4/O. [...] In addition, the investigation revealed the following points regarding the setup of the ECS on board the vessel: • The chart portfolio for the areas being navigated by the Queen of the North was mostly in raster format.