B.C. Ferries' Close Call in Northern Routes

0:00B.C. Ferries, Northern Adventure, had a close call early on March 8, while sailing between Prince Rupert and Bella Bella. The 117 meter vessel beared sharply into shallower waters near Mill Banky Sound during heavy weather, passing over a shawl in just 9 meters of depth. Luckily no one got hurt, the ship took no damage and there was zero environmental impact. The crew took quick corrective action to give back on course, as explained by B.C. Ferries in their recent release. CEO Nicolas Jimenez called it a rare but concerning incident during a press conference, stressing it wasn't acceptable even without harm done. Jimenez pointed to the 20th anniversary of the Queen of the North tragedy, which sank near there in March 2006, claiming two lives. He said lessons from that disaster, built their top safety standards, and this near-miss reminds everyone safety comes first for passengers and crew. B.C. Ferries reported it right away to Transport Canada, and filed a full report with the Transportation Safety Board.

1:01But the board checked, and said near-miss is like this, over rocks or sholes aren't mandatory to report to them. An internal review is wrapping up soon to figure out exactly what went down and stop it from happening again, keeping those northern routes reliable. For everyone relying on them, I'm Cory with the story. That's your Vancouver News today update, AI powered and always on.