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Wed, Mar 22, 2006 4:38 PM

BC Ferries Queen of the North went down last night after hitting a rock
south of Prince Rupert. At around 1:45 Am this morning the May Day was sent
out. All the passengers and crew just over 100 of them dawned life jackets
and took to the life rafts.

Recovery of all the passengers and crew by the CCG and a couple of gillnet
boats from a small coastal community.

Willy
Invader no 1
39 Kishi Conversion

BC Ferries Queen of the North went down last night after hitting a rock south of Prince Rupert. At around 1:45 Am this morning the May Day was sent out. All the passengers and crew just over 100 of them dawned life jackets and took to the life rafts. Recovery of all the passengers and crew by the CCG and a couple of gillnet boats from a small coastal community. Willy Invader no 1 39 Kishi Conversion

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Ron Rogers

Wed, Mar 22, 2006 7:08 PM

She is the largest BC ferry and hit a rock at 0400. Ron

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Hal Wyman

Wed, Mar 22, 2006 9:58 PM

Wow! Wright Sound is DEEP and there are no evident hazards anywhere near
mid-channel. There is a rock close to shore in a little bay at N53 18.6
W129 12.7. I wonder if this could be a repeat of the episode in the San
Juans many years back when the ferry Elwa went aground while the skipper
ducked in to Grindstone Harbor on Orcas Island to give his girlfriend a
toot.

Hal

Wow! Wright Sound is DEEP and there are no evident hazards anywhere near mid-channel. There is a rock close to shore in a little bay at N53 18.6 W129 12.7. I wonder if this could be a repeat of the episode in the San Juans many years back when the ferry Elwa went aground while the skipper ducked in to Grindstone Harbor on Orcas Island to give his girlfriend a toot. Hal

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Mike Maurice

Thu, Mar 23, 2006 6:06 AM

"Hal Wyman" twl2@halwyman.com
At 01:58 PM 3/22/2006 -0800, you wrote:

Wow! Wright Sound is DEEP and there are no evident hazards anywhere near
mid-channel. There is a rock close to shore in a little bay at N53 18.6

In case you can't find this area on the charts, it is in the vicinity
of the Southern Entrance to Grenville Channel.
Gil Island is directly south of that entrance.

There are simply NO charted hazards except near the beach, anywhere
in this area.

This accident is going to be interesting to keep tabs on.

Mike

Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon

"Hal Wyman" <twl2@halwyman.com> At 01:58 PM 3/22/2006 -0800, you wrote: >Wow! Wright Sound is DEEP and there are no evident hazards anywhere near >mid-channel. There is a rock close to shore in a little bay at N53 18.6 In case you can't find this area on the charts, it is in the vicinity of the Southern Entrance to Grenville Channel. Gil Island is directly south of that entrance. There are simply NO charted hazards except near the beach, anywhere in this area. This accident is going to be interesting to keep tabs on. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon

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jag@vcn.bc.ca

Thu, Mar 23, 2006 7:59 AM

It looks like Hal found the rock :

< http://www.bcferries.com/news/files/06-014queenofthenorth2.pdf >

John Gallagher

"Hal Wyman" twl2@halwyman.com
At 01:58 PM 3/22/2006 -0800, you wrote:

Wow! Wright Sound is DEEP and there are no evident hazards anywhere near
mid-channel. There is a rock close to shore in a little bay at N53 18.6

In case you can't find this area on the charts, it is in the vicinity
of the Southern Entrance to Grenville Channel.
Gil Island is directly south of that entrance.

There are simply NO charted hazards except near the beach, anywhere
in this area.

This accident is going to be interesting to keep tabs on.

Mike

Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon

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It looks like Hal found the rock : < http://www.bcferries.com/news/files/06-014queenofthenorth2.pdf > John Gallagher > "Hal Wyman" <twl2@halwyman.com> > At 01:58 PM 3/22/2006 -0800, you wrote: >>Wow! Wright Sound is DEEP and there are no evident hazards anywhere near >>mid-channel. There is a rock close to shore in a little bay at N53 18.6 > > In case you can't find this area on the charts, it is in the vicinity > of the Southern Entrance to Grenville Channel. > Gil Island is directly south of that entrance. > > There are simply NO charted hazards except near the beach, anywhere > in this area. > > This accident is going to be interesting to keep tabs on. > > Mike > > > Capt. Mike Maurice > Tualatin(Portland), Oregon > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

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John & Judy Tones

Thu, Mar 23, 2006 4:17 PM

The latest news release from BC Ferries states that as of this AM, two
people are unaccounted for. They are a couple and although people had said
that they had been seen with the rescued group in Hartley Bay the officials
cannot locate them or confirm their whereabouts.

Knowing this ferry fairly well, it is quite possible that these people were
travelling with a motor home or camper and were sleeping in it on the car
deck. This action is not supposed to happen but despite routine crew patrols
still does happen.

Hope is that they will be found somewhere in all the confusion.

John Tones PENTA
Sidney, BC

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The latest news release from BC Ferries states that as of this AM, two people are unaccounted for. They are a couple and although people had said that they had been seen with the rescued group in Hartley Bay the officials cannot locate them or confirm their whereabouts. Knowing this ferry fairly well, it is quite possible that these people were travelling with a motor home or camper and were sleeping in it on the car deck. This action is not supposed to happen but despite routine crew patrols still does happen. Hope is that they will be found somewhere in all the confusion. John Tones PENTA Sidney, BC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.6/288 - Release Date: 22/03/2006

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