About: MV Queen of the North

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MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage. On March 22, 2006, with 101 people aboard, she failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank (around 1400 ft). Two passengers, whose bodies were never found, died in the incident. The ship had a gross register tonnage of 8,806 (the fifth largest in fleet), and an overall length of 125 metres (410 ft) (14th longest in the fleet). She had a capacity of 700 passengers and 115 cars.

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  • Die Queen of the North war ein Fährschiff der kanadischen Reederei BC Ferries, das an der Küste British Columbias zwischen Port Hardy und Prince Rupert im Einsatz stand. Die Fähre entstand 1969 als Stena Danica in der Werft von AG Weser in Bremerhaven und kam anschließend für die schwedische Stena Line in Fahrt, ehe sie 1974 als Queen of Surrey an BC Ferries ging. Die Umbenennung in Queen of the North erfolgte 1980. In der Nacht vom 21. auf den 22. März 2006 lief die Queen of the North mit 101 Personen an Bord durch einen Navigationsfehler vor Gil Island auf Grund und sank. Bei dem Unglück kamen zwei Passagiere ums Leben. (de)
  • MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage. On March 22, 2006, with 101 people aboard, she failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank (around 1400 ft). Two passengers, whose bodies were never found, died in the incident. The ship had a gross register tonnage of 8,806 (the fifth largest in fleet), and an overall length of 125 metres (410 ft) (14th longest in the fleet). She had a capacity of 700 passengers and 115 cars. (en)
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  • 1969-02-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Sold to BC Ferries for CAD $13.8 million in April 1974
  • Sank on March 22, 2006. Ship's final position is53°19.917′N 129°14.729′W
  • Ship was refit and renamed.
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  • Location of Hartley Bay in British Columbia (en)
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  • April 2012 (en)
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  • April 1974 (en)
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  • AG Weser Bremerhaven, Germany (en)
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  • Sold to BC Ferries for CAD $13.8 million in April 1974 (en)
  • Ship was refit and renamed. (en)
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  • Queen of Surrey (en)
  • Queen of the North (en)
  • Stena Danica (en)
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  • * 1985 refit * 2001 refit (en)
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  • Sweden (en)
  • Victoria, British Columbia (en)
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  • MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage. On March 22, 2006, with 101 people aboard, she failed to make a planned course change, ran aground and sank (around 1400 ft). Two passengers, whose bodies were never found, died in the incident. The ship had a gross register tonnage of 8,806 (the fifth largest in fleet), and an overall length of 125 metres (410 ft) (14th longest in the fleet). She had a capacity of 700 passengers and 115 cars. (en)
  • Die Queen of the North war ein Fährschiff der kanadischen Reederei BC Ferries, das an der Küste British Columbias zwischen Port Hardy und Prince Rupert im Einsatz stand. Die Fähre entstand 1969 als Stena Danica in der Werft von AG Weser in Bremerhaven und kam anschließend für die schwedische Stena Line in Fahrt, ehe sie 1974 als Queen of Surrey an BC Ferries ging. Die Umbenennung in Queen of the North erfolgte 1980. (de)
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  • Queen of the North (de)
  • MV Queen of the North (en)
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