BC Ferries will release an amended version of their report into the sinking of the Queen of the North, CTV News has learned.
A spokesperson for BC Ferries confirmed this information to CTV British Columbia late Tuesday afternoon.
The amended report is expected to be released Wednesday morning.
The new report apparently contains significant new information about the placement and the whereabouts of the crew members in charge of the ship before it crashed.
Ninety-nine passengers and crew were rescued when the stricken ship slammed into Gil Island and sank in March 2006, but two B.C. residents failed to escape.
Shirley Rosette and Gerald Foisy, a B.C. couple taking their first trip on a ferry, were never found.
Family members told CTV British Columbia's Julia Foy they're frustrated at the length of time it's taken to find answers.
Despite speculation that the Transportation Safety Board report would be released before the end of this month, family members were told three weeks ago that it would likely take another couple of months.
In late April, BC Ferries fired three employees who were on the bridge of the Queen of the North when it sank.
The firings were a result of a Ferries report this past March that concluded human error was to blame for the sinking, saying the bridge crew failed to make a critical course correction, allowing the ship to head right into the island.
Civil lawsuits have been filed over the sinking. Several passengers have claimed they suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, although there were few reported injuries.
One couple claimed they became depressed after the crash, because they were moving to a retirement home at the time and lost all of their possessions, valued at nearly $100,000.
Other passengers have reported enduring nightmares and flashbacks of the sinking, causing them emotional and psychological duress.
The Queen of the North will be replaced by the Northern Expedition, expected to be built at the FSG shipyard in Flensburg, Germany.
It's unclear when the Northern Expedition will arrive in B.C.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Julia Foy
