Updated: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:00:17 GMT | By Tamsyn Burgmann, The
Canadian Press, thecanadianpress.com  Trial to start for officer
of sunken BC Ferry  Trial to start for officer of sunken BC
Ferry  Lifeboats from the Queen of the North sit on the deck of
the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir Wilfred Laurier while on
route to Prince Rupert, B.C., on March 22, 2006. The former
navigation officer goes to trial this week, almost seven years
after the Queen of the North sank off the northwestern coast.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Lam  VANCOUVER - Marven Robinson
still marvels at instincts that jolted him from his bed the
night of March 22, 2006, prompting him to tune into his marine
radio in time to hear a mayday distress signal that sent him
scrambling in darkness to help rescue all but two passengers of
a sinking British Columbia ferry.  Memories remain sharp for the
First Nations man, from his initial confusion pinpointing the
vessel's location to arriving at the sinking ship aboard a
gillnetter 40 minutes later.