Good to see this sad news posted on this site. Unfortunately the general news media outside BC don't seem to take this accident as very newsworthy. Doesn't seem to be much reporting on it. It is indeed a tragic event. How it happened and how two people are still unaacounted for is hard to comprehend. Living here on the West Coast of B.C., we are so dependent upon the ferries and certainly take them for granted. Their safety record has been excellent for many years. But, of course, these ships are all very old now with the Queen of the North having been built in the early 60's. For anyone interested, the ship was approx. 8,000 tons and was, as Neil said, an incredible tourist attraction in the summer, while acting as transportation/supply ship to various remote rugged areas along the BC coast. The two missing passengers have still not been found and it is assumed now they went down with the ship. How incredibly sad. There should be more media attention world wide to this incident as the long term ramifications will affect tourism to this area not to mention the lives of many families.