On March 7, 1916, at 2:00 am, while en route to Masset, Camosun  under the command of Capt.
A.E. Dickson, was moving at one-quarter speed through a heavy snow storm.
 The ship went aground near Prince Rupert harbor, at Digby Island.
 At low tide the vessel was completely clear of the water.
The seventeen passengers on board were removed by rescue vessels which had come from Prince Rupert.
 To lighten the ship to allow it to float free at high tide, cargo bound for the Queen Charlotte Islands, including 100 tons of coal, was off-loaded into smaller transshipment vessels.
 Camosun's strongly built hull allowed the ship to remain on the rock without damage until March 17, when the ship was finally got off under its own power.
  The damage from the grounding turned out to be minor.
On March 7, 1916, at 2:00 am, while en route to Masset, Camosun  under the command of Capt. A.E. Dickson, was moving at one-quarter speed through a heavy snow storm.  The ship went aground near Prince Rupert harbor, at Digby Island.  At low tide the vessel was completely clear of the water. The seventeen passengers on board were removed by rescue vessels which had come from Prince Rupert.  To lighten the ship to allow it to float free at high tide, cargo bound for the Queen Charlotte Islands, including 100 tons of coal, was off-loaded into smaller transshipment vessels.  Camosun's strongly built hull allowed the ship to remain on the rock without damage until March 17, when the ship was finally got off under its own power.   The damage from the grounding turned out to be minor.
Camosun (steamship)