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=== Queen of the North Runs Aground ===
In March 2006, B.C. Ferries’ 125-m [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Queen_of_the_North Queen of the North ] was transiting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Sound Wright Sound ] southerly on the Inside Passage on the night of March 22 when it ran aground on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Island_%28Canada%29 Gil Island ] at 12:43 am, hung for an hour on Gil Rock and then quickly sank in 365 m of water. The topography is fiord-like, with rocky shores shelving rapidly to vast depths. Local villagers saved 99 out of 101 passengers.
The weather was good. The ferry had three radars, GPS, electronic charts, gyro compass, automatic pilot and three watch officers. She ran aground at a reported 19 knots, tearing her bottom out and sinking in one piece.
