Ferry scary moment.THIS is the devastating scene after a huge passenger ferry careered into a packed marina and destroyed up to 20 other boats. The 119-metre Queen of Oak Bay M/V Queen of Oak Bay is a double-ended C class roll-on/roll-off ferry in the BC Ferries fleet, launched in 1981 at Victoria, British Columbia. The 139. was attempting to dock when it lost power and ploughed into a line of smaller vessels. Witnesses at Horseshoe Bay There are various places named Horseshoe Bay:
tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. as the British Columbia ship missed the terminal berth and crashed into Sewell's Marina. Amazingly, no one was injured in the incident. Gus Tsogaf, who owns a restaurant on the harbourside, estimated that as many as 20 boats - including yachts and speedboats - were wrecked. The huge Queen of Oak Bay has a capacity of 1500 passengers and can hold 362 cars |
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