On August 2, 1970, the Russian freighter Sergey Yesenin ran into the Queen of Victoria in Active Pass, killing three of the passengers on board. A local fisherman captured the moment of impact and the aftermath on camera.
- ‘There was no warning’: How a collision with a Russian freighter 50 years ago nearly cut a B.C. ferry in half
- VIDEO: On this day in 1970 a freighter crashed into a B.C. ferry, killing 3 people