"I thought we were docking or something like that. It didn't really seem like it was too much of a bump to me. The next thing you know, when I looked down, everything was all over the floor. Then we heard the alarm go, so we jumped out of bed and got out."
– Jill Lawrence, passenger
"All of a sudden all the lights went out on the boat, and somebody yelled and said, 'Somebody put a spotlight on it.' And at that time, the nose of the boat was sticking straight up in the air and then it just went straight down and disappeared. It's something you'll never forget."
– Ryan MacDonald, passenger
"Most of the guys went out and got their boats running right away and they took people in by groups."
– Shelby Robinson, a 13-year-old resident of Hartley Bay, B.C.
"The lights were still on until about halfway down. It sort of popped back up and then went straight down."
– James Bolton, Hartley Bay fisherman
"Everybody in Hartley Bay was involved in this one, literally everybody from small children to the elders, including some elders that couldn't even walk. It's got to be said: the people of Hartley Bay are heroes."
– Ernie Westgarth, housing co-ordinator for Hartley Bay
"We were very fortunate in this case. Fate was smiling upon everybody today."
– Canadian Forces Maj. Chuck Grenkow
"The fleet is safe. Not only is the fleet safe, but it is manned by professional crews that are trained in safety."
– B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell
Source: CBC, Canadian Press