Ferry logbooks not on sale on eBay

It was all a misunderstanding says the B.C. man who had been reported to be selling the missing logbooks from the sunken ferry, the Queen of the North, on eBay.

The man from Prince Rupert, who calls himself "Blissmeister,"had advertised what he claimed were exclusive photos and logbooks from the ship.

"Also included in this one-of-a-kind hard-to-find auction lot, are log books which are secured inside the manila envelopes shown below," read the ad on the eBay auction site.

But speaking to CBC News on Wednesday, the man said he was just trying to sell nautically-themed dayplanners to complement pictures of the vessel.

"The thing with eBay is they only give you a certain amount of characters to describe your item in the auction title and 'dayplanners' wouldn't fit."

He said he didn't realize the logbooks from the Queen of the North were missing,

The auction was pulled from the eBay site last night.

BC Ferries president David Hahn says the situation is unfortunate. "It sure sounds like someone just trying to take advantage of what's been going on in the news today."

The Queen of the North, with 101 passengers and crew aboard, sankafter running aground on B.C.'s North Coast on March 22. Two people are missing and presumed dead.