A ferry with 125 people on board ran aground Saturday afternoon in New York City. First responders, including law enforcement officers and the U.S. Coast Guard, rushed to the scene shortly after 4 p.m. According to FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Michael Gala, the vessel carried 118 passengers but thankfully, none were injured. One crew member did suffer minor injuries and was taken to a hospital.
“All of a sudden it swerved to the right and went into an inlet,” one of the passengers told NBC New York. “The crew was telling us, ‘sit down sit down,’ screaming, ‘sit down sit down.’ We felt it run aground. The boat was shaking.”
The full investigation into what caused the ferry accident remains incomplete. Seastreak, the company that operates the ferry, stated that the vessel had a mechanical malfunction. Spokesman James Barker mentioned the ferry lost power and thus steering control, causing it to run aground.
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Douglas R. Williams was raised in a military family. After retiring from the armed forces, his father sailed as the chief medical officer with many of the most popular cruise lines, including Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, and Norwegian Cruise Line. When not in school, Doug spent a good part of his youth in the crew quarters sailing with his father on cruise ships. He developed a practical knowledge of the maritime industry from a young age. Learn More here.
