Even though he was rightfully in his cabin when the collision happened, the ship's Captain, Colin Henthorne, was also fired.

If you are referring to the most high-profile case in recent memory, Captain Colin Henthorne of the Queen of the North was famously fired following the ship's sinking in 2006. While his legal battles for wrongful dismissal lasted for years, the courts ultimately upheld his termination in the early 2010s. Moving into the 2024–2026 period, while there have been several operational delays and "service disruptions" within BC Ferries that led to executive-level changes—including the replacement of the CEO in 2022—there has not been a widely publicized firing of a specific ship captain for a major maritime disaster in 2026. Most "firings" or disciplinary actions at BC Ferries in the current era are related to staffing shortages and policy breaches rather than navigational failures. The company has moved toward a more rigorous, safety-first corporate culture to avoid the systemic failures that characterized the Queen of the North incident two decades ago.