We still don’t know what caused the 2022 Toronto ferry crash. This former captain first sounded the alarm about the fleet in 2016

Six years before the Sam McBride ferry crashed in 2022, retired captain Brian Smith began warning city officials, including the mayor’s office, about the safety of the fleet that transports 1.4 million passengers annually to the islands.

“The ferry crash was avoidable,” said Smith, 68, in an exclusive interview with the Star.

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“The ferry crash was avoidable,” said retired captain Brian Smith, who first warned city officials about the safety of the fleet six years before the 2022 crash.

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