Officer found guilty in sinking of B.C. ferry in 2006 to appeal his conviction

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Karl Lilgert, navigator of the Queen of the North, leaves the law courts in Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, May 13, 2013 after being found guilty of criminal negligence causing the deaths of two passengers in the 2006 BC Ferries sinking. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

VANCOUVER – The officer found guilty in the sinking of the Queen of the North ferry will appeal his conviction in B.C. Supreme Court.

In a verdict handed down Monday, a jury convicted Karl Lilgert of criminal negligence causing the deaths of two passengers when the vessel struck an island and sank in March 2006.

Lilgert’s lawyer, Glen Orris, says an appeal will be filed within 30 days.

Lilgert had testified he was navigating the ferry the best he could in rough weather when the ship missed a critical course change and slammed into Gil Island off the north coast.

The Crown argued that would not have happened if Lilgert had been paying attention to the ship’s course.

Passengers Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette died in the sinking. (CKNW,News1130)

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