▁history ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Victoria ▁Mach in ery ▁Dep ot ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁BC ▁Fer ries ▁with ▁the ▁yard ▁number ▁ 1 0 4 . ▁Queen ▁of ▁N ana imo ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁re built ▁and ▁extended ▁ ▁in ▁length . ▁It ▁operated ▁on ▁the ▁Ts aw w assen – G ulf ▁Islands ▁route ▁web ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁▁ ▁Queen ▁of ▁N ana imo ▁under w ent ▁two ▁major ▁ref its , ▁one ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁to ▁maintain ▁Transport ▁Canada ' s ▁safety ▁standards . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Queen ▁of ▁N ana imo ▁had ▁a ▁" hard ▁landing " ▁at ▁the ▁Village ▁Bay ▁terminal ▁on ▁May ne ▁Island . ▁Media ▁reports ▁suggested ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁serious ▁injury ▁and ▁damage ▁to ▁vessel ▁and ▁dock . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁established ▁that ▁the ▁landing ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁mechanical ▁failure ▁after ▁the ▁ship ▁ran ▁over ▁a ▁commercial ▁c rab ▁trap , ▁making ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁ship ▁into ▁reverse . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Queen ▁of ▁N ana imo ▁had ▁another ▁" hard ▁landing " ▁at ▁the ▁Ts aw w assen ▁terminal . ▁ ▁On