New York City Ferry Crash

Over 50 injured when boat crashes into Manhattan dock

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — At least 57 people were injured, two critically, when a commuter ferry struck a dock in New York City's financial district during Wednesday morning's rush hour, officials said. A corner of the ferry was ripped open, and passengers said people fell on each other, screaming and crying.

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New York City Ferry Crash

An injured passenger from the Seastreak Wall Street ferry waits to be taken to an ambulance, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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New York City Ferry Crash

A victim of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry accident is pushed on a stretcher, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in New York. The ferry, rear, from New Jersey made a hard landing at the dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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New York City Ferry Crash

An injured passenger from the Seastreak Wall Street ferry is taken to an ambulance, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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New York City Ferry Crash

New York City firefighters walk the deck of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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A victim of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry accident is carried on a stretcher by rescue personnel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in New York. The ferry, rear, from New Jersey, made a hard landing at the dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Victims of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry accident are aided by rescue personnel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in New York. The ferry, rear, from New Jersey made a hard landing at the dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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New York City Ferry Crash

An injured passenger of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry is aided by New York City firefighters, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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An injured passenger of a New Jersey ferry is loaded into an ambulance, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The Fire Department says at least 50 people were injured when the ferry struck a dock during rush hour. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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New York City firefighters remove an injured passenger of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Injured passengers of the Seastreak Wall Street ferry are aided, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived at South Street in lower Manhattan during morning rush hour, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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This aerial photo provided by WABC News Channel 7 shows emergency personnel at the scene of a ferry crash in Lower Manhattan, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in New York. The Fire Department says about 17 people were injured when a ferry from New Jersey struck a dock during rush hour. (AP Photo/WABC News Channel 7)

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