The chief engineer at B.C. Ferries says a missing metal cotter pin caused last week's crash of the Queen of Oak Bay at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. FROM JUNE 30, 2005: Ferry hits marina, no ...

Canada B.C. ferry crash blamed on tiny cotter pin CBC News · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 12:59 PM PDT | Last Updated: July 7, 2005 ...

Mr. Collins said the cotter pin retainer had put in 20 years of service without a problem. "I think we're looking at an anomaly here, we're not looking at a failure of basic design." ...