On March 26, 2007, BC Ferries released its internal investigation into the sinking. The report concluded that "Queen of the North" failed to make the required or any course changes at Sainty Point, and that the ship proceeded straight on an incorrect course for over 14 minutes until its grounding at on Gil Island. The investigation found no evidence of alterations of speed at any time during the transit of Wright Sound and concluded that human factors were the primary cause of the sinking.