List of BC Ferries accidents and incidents

[8] On June 19, 2018, the vessel launched a rescue boat to recover a man who went overboard near Bowen Island, after the ferry had departed Horseshoe Bay for Nanaimo.

The officers elected not to pursue criminal charges and instead the pair were released the next day after they were issued $920 worth of tickets each for violating COVID-19 restrictions and acting abusively.

[15] In a similar incident, on August 13, 1992, the Queen of New Westminster pulled out of its berth at the Departure Bay terminal while vehicle loading ramps were still lowered and resting on the ship.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada determined that the accident was caused by the vessel not properly following departing procedures and secondarily due to poor communication between terminal and ship crew members.

[17] On March 22, 2006, Queen of the North sank 135 nmi (250 km; 155 mi) south of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, when it struck Gil Island at approximately 1:00 a.m. Two people from 100 Mile House were reported missing.

Charges of criminal negligence causing death were considered, and a class action lawsuit for the passengers is proceeding while the Ferry and Marine Union sought to reinstate the fired crew who failed to provide information to the $1 million TSB enquiry.

This new route would have allowed for the vessel to entirely skip its usual southward trek around Denny Island, followed by northward backtrack, in order to arrive at Ocean Falls.

[20][21] On the morning of February 6, 1992, Queen of Saanich and the passenger catamaran Royal Vancouver collided in heavy fog near the northern entrance of Active Pass.

The bow of the ferry subsequently became lodged on the structure, causing severe delays, with all following vehicle sailings that day cancelled until the late evening, when relief could be provided.

[25] On August 2, 1970, the Soviet freighter Sergey Yesenin collided with Queen of Victoria in Active Pass, slicing through the middle of the ferry, days after its return to service following stretching.

[27] On November 7, 1995, Mayne Queen departed from Snug Cove and ran into a neighbouring marina, heavily damaging a floating dock in addition to 12 small pleasure boats, one of which sank.

A crew member overheard there was going to be a test, and in an attempt to be helpful, and without direction, cut all power from the vessel's steering batteries, as he had done at night when the ship was stored.

On April 2, 2021, Spirit of British Columbia was forced to turn around and return to the Swartz Bay ferry terminal in the middle of a sailing to Tsawwassen, after a man caused a disturbance while refusing to wear a mask, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spirit of Vancouver Island struck Star Ruby on its port side, causing the pleasure craft to flip over and eventually right itself, though swamped and heavily damaged.

[39] On August 31, 2018, two crew members were injured during an early morning safety drill at Swartz Bay ferry terminal when the ship's davit malfunctioned, causing a rescue boat to flip, dropping the two occupants into the water.

[40] On April 18, 2020, at 4:26 p.m. (16:26 UTC), the vessel, travelling at an approximate speed of 5.4 knots, struck the concrete abutment on the wall of berth 3 at Tsawwassen ferry terminal.

Offloading of vehicles on the main car deck began at 8:58 p.m.[41] On April 2, 2021, Spirit of Vancouver Island was forced to turn around and return to Swartz Bay in the middle of a sailing to Tsawwassen after passenger caused a disturbance while being confronted by staff about him not wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

RCMP officers met the ferry as it arrived at the dock, issued the passenger several tickets for violating COVID-19 restrictions, and transported him off-site.

[49] On August 25, 2022, the RCMP were called to meet Coastal Inspiration after it was forced to turn around and return to the Duke Point ferry terminal in the middle of a sailing to Tsawwassen, after two men travelling together caused a disturbance by acting strangely.

[54] On May 8, 2018, a police shooting occurred at the terminal after RCMP officers attempted to arrest a man wanted for perpetrating a violent carjacking in another part of the province.

A BC Ferries' employee initiated CPR and the local Fire Department and Ambulance service were called, and the woman's pulse was eventually restored.

[57] On May 22, 2017, two passengers (a 47-year-old male and a 31-year-old female) were removed from the Queen of Cowichan by the West Vancouver Police Department, while it was docked at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.

[59] On October 13, 2021, the Canadian Coast Guard was dispatched after it was discovered that a female passenger in her 50's had ended up in the water by unknown means, after driving her vehicle on board the vessel at Departure Bay.

[62] On August 10, 2022, a man was asked to leave the terminal property by the RCMP after interfering with BC Ferries' staff by attempting to direct traffic in the parking lot himself.

BC Ferries called the RCMP upon recognizing the man, however he apparently fled on foot up a nearby trail before he could be apprehended, leaving his disguise behind as he ran.

[64] On May 20, 2011, 29-year-old James Davies crashed his pickup truck through the barricades on the Swartz Bay ferry terminal's loading ramp, and sped off the end of the platform.

The officers fired no shots, and continued attempts to de-escalate the situation, using tasers and 40mm less-lethal launchers, however the man ultimately turned the knife on himself, stabbing his neck repeatedly.

A toxicology reported later revealed that the man had methamphetamine in his system at the time, and the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) subsequently cleared the Delta Police Department of any wrongdoing in regards to this incident.

[68] On November 4, 2020, police were called to the terminal after a man ran through traffic and into the ocean due to being denied boarding onto a ferry in the early hours of the morning.

[69] On June 12, 2020, BC Ferries worker Kulwant Singh Chohan fell into the Fraser River while on shift at the Fleet Maintenance Facility in Richmond, British Columbia, after attempting to retrieve a knee pad that had fallen into the water.