This ship has the distinction of being the only BC Ferries vessel to have issued a mayday from dry dock when, during a 1980 maintenance layover, she tipped in the Burrard Shipyards drydock, causing approximately CAD $3 million in damage.

[6] In November 2002, she started a major rehabilitation that would extend her service life by another 20 years.

The refurbishment, costing CAD $18 million, improved her passenger services with some minor work to her engineering.

Additionally, over 100 tonnes of steel was either added or replaced, and four evacuation stations were installed.

[8] Upon return, Queen of Coquitlam started regular service on Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route.