[h=3]By TED MANN And TAMER EL-GHOBASHY[/h]
Emon Hassan for The Wall Street JournalA ferry slammed into Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday morning, leaving dozens injured.
More than 30 people were injured Wednesday morning when a privately operated ferry struck a dock during rush hour in Lower Manhattan.
The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear, according to Fire Department New York officials, but the Associated Press reported that at least one person suffered a critical head injury.
The accident occurred around 8:45 a.m. at Pier 11 involving a Seastreak ferry. The private company offers high-speed catamaran service between central New Jersey, the Rockaway peninsula in Queens and Manhattan, according to the company's website.
A Seastreak employee confirmed that one of its vessels was involved in the accident but said the company was still trying to assess the nature of damage and how the accident occurred. Employees at the company's office are watching television news to hear the extent of the injuries, and others are at Pier 11 helping to investigate the cause of the accident.
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Emon Hassan for The Wall Street JournalA ferry slammed into Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday morning, leaving dozens injured.
More than 30 people were injured Wednesday morning when a privately operated ferry struck a dock during rush hour in Lower Manhattan.
The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear, according to Fire Department New York officials, but the Associated Press reported that at least one person suffered a critical head injury.
The accident occurred around 8:45 a.m. at Pier 11 involving a Seastreak ferry. The private company offers high-speed catamaran service between central New Jersey, the Rockaway peninsula in Queens and Manhattan, according to the company's website.
A Seastreak employee confirmed that one of its vessels was involved in the accident but said the company was still trying to assess the nature of damage and how the accident occurred. Employees at the company's office are watching television news to hear the extent of the injuries, and others are at Pier 11 helping to investigate the cause of the accident.
Write to Ted Mann at [email protected] and Tamer El-Ghobashy at [email protected]
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