The two young daughters of the man from British Columbia presumed dead in the March 22 sinking of the Queen of the North are suing BC Ferries, alleging negligence.
A mini-sub captured this image of the sunken Queen of the North. (Courtesy: Transportation Safety Board of Canada)
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Gerald Foisy, 46, and his companion Shirley Rosette, 42, are believed to have died when the ferry slammed into rocks on Gil Island on the province's North Coast.
Foisy's daughters, 15-year-old Brittni and 12-year-old Morgan, live in Penticton with their mother.
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The girls' lawsuit, which their maternal grandparents filed on their behalf in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday, seeks damages for the loss of their father.
The grandparents are the co-executors of Foisy's estate.
The Queen of the North was heading south from Prince Rupert when it went down in more than 400 metres of water in the Inside Passage near Hartley Bay about 75 kilometres south of Prince Rupert.
Ninety-nine passengers and crew escaped, but Foisy and Rosette were not among them.
Their bodies have not been found.
(CBC)
Transportation Safety Board officials have said mechanical problems didn't cause the sinking. They have declined to comment on whether human error was to blame.
This is not the first lawsuit filed as a result of the ferry sinking.
Earlier, Alexander and Maria Kotai took legal action after losing many treasured possessions on the Queen of the North's last trip.
The couple were in the process of moving from Kitimat to Nanaimo to be closer to their son and grandchildren.
They didn't trust their family photos, heirlooms and clothing with the moving van that was transporting their other belongings. They decided to put them in their car. But the car, and their valuables, went down with the ship.