The plane was destroyed after hitting the waters, and the two crew members, Instructor Lieutenant Finn Strand Kjos and student pilot Tron Harsvik, on board were killed.

[9] In October 2012, Toronto City Council decided that funds should be set aside to replace Sam McBride and her two fleet-mates, Thomas Rennie and William Inglis with new vessels.

After two days in dock for inspection, Transport Canada cleared the ferry to go back into service.

[2] The suspected cause incident was a throttle malfunction affecting both the bow and stern main engines, that prevented the ferry from stopping; however, the TSB could not replicate this problem.

[3] On September 1, 2022, the Sam McBride suffered another throttle malfunction while docking; there were no passenger injuries, but the ferry was again pulled from service.