VANCOUVER – The man who should have been at the helm of a B.C. ferry when it sank eight years ago is appealing his sentence for criminal negligence.
Queen of the North navigator Karl Lilgert was sentenced to four years in jail for his role in the disaster. The original judge found he was distracted when he should have been steering the ship, but Lilgert is now appealing the sentence saying the judge made errors while instructing the jury.
The Queen of the North ran aground near Prince Rupert in March 2006, after it failed to make a critical change in course. Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette died when the ferry sank and their bodies have never been found.
Lilgert’s case is scheduled to be before the B.C. Court of Appeal for two days.
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