Fouled prop, mechanical breakdown send BC ferry crashing into dock, injuring seven

摘要

Seven people were injured when a British Columbia ferry slammed into its berth on Mayne Island. The operator said rope was found wrapped around a propeller, and mechanical failure may have resulted.The 391-foot Queen of Nanaimo, with 200 passengers on board, slammed into the ferry terminal at Village Bay at 0730 on Aug. 3.The 4,939-gross-ton vessel had slowed from its normal 16.5-knot traveling speed to 5 knots when the captain was unable to stop the vessel at the terminal.