Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A History of Local Ferry Accidents
Posted
by Henry Stewart
on Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 12:25 PM
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In May 2010, 48 people suffered minor injuries when a Staten Island Ferry
lost its brake power as it approached the St. George Terminal. It was the same boat that had been involved in the infamous incident of October 2003, in which the Staten Island
crashed into a pier at the St. George Terminal, injuring dozens and killing 10, after the pilot blacked out at the controls. That was the worst mass transit disaster in modern New York history. In similar incidents: in July 1998, the Staten Island Ferry
slammed into a pier at the Whitehall Street Terminal, injuring 10; in February 1996, 18 people were hospitalized after the Staten Island Ferry
smashed into pilings as it docked into St. George Terminal. The cause was heavy fog. [
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