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MICHAEL Kwok, 3, di

Children’s Hospital.

‘The child died at 9:15
p.m. as a result of injuries
sustained inthe collision
‘Monday of the Kwok fami-

-.. ly’s (35-foot - power cruiser

‘and ajumbo ferry.
: Kwok had been in a coma

since being rescued by divers |

from the capsized boat, the

Kimberley.

The search for Kwok's 12
year-old brother Martin, lost
at sea and presumed drown-

ed, was also called off Wed--

nesday night.

The B.C. Ferry Corpora-
tion is blaming George
Kwok, 48, for the collision.

The Kimberley, ‘altered
course unexpectedly and
without warning placing
herself in a collision course
with the Queen of
Cowichan’? concluded the
B.C. Ferry internal inquiry.

The -collision also killed
Kwok’s wife Kim, 49.

The 8 a.m. sailing of the
Queen of Cowichan from
Naniamo was bound for
Horseshoe Bay when it
struck the Kimberley in open
waters between Bowen
Island and Whytecliff Point.

The Ferry Corporation’s
report says the master and
bridge officers on duty in the
ferry’s wheel house took
immediate warning and

evasive action. They blew
numerous blasts on the
ship’s whistle and placed
their engines in full reverse.
‘‘Unfortunately the
pleasure craft did not res-
pond making the collision
unavoidable,”’ concludes the
report.
’ The ferry struck the boat
on the port side ripping a
large hole in the hull.

hursday. The flag raising

FATAL CRAS

ed Wednesday night at

Rescue operations began
almost immediately when a
tug dragged Kwok from the
frigid waters. Kwok’s son,
10 year-old Nelson, swam up
from under the overturned
boat and scrambled on to
the hull.

The three remaining
members of the Kwok fami-
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