NEW YORK – A ferry from Seastreak With 125 people on board, 118 passengers and 7 crew members, it ran aground Saturday afternoon on the edge of Brooklyn, prompting a joint rescue response from New York City Police, Fire Department and from the US Coast Guard.
Authorities received the call for help around 4:15 p.m. Saturday and according to New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Deputy Chief Michael Gala, marine units already in nearby waters were able to respond. in minutes.
No injuries were reported after the incident except for a crew member who was taken to NYU hospital for non-life threatening injuries, Gala said.
“Suddenly it veered to the right and entered a cove,” said one of the passengers to our sister chain NBC New York. “The crew would tell us ‘sit down sit down’, yelling ‘sit down sit down’. We felt it run aground, the ship was shaking. “
The investigation into what caused the ferry accident is not complete, but Gala said Coast Guard investigators are analyzing the ship’s direction.
Meanwhile, in a statement Seastreak noted that the ferry was operating a route between Highlands, New Jersey, and New York City that runs along the East River to a ferry terminal in East 35th Street. Apparently there was a mechanical problem that caused the boat to lose power and direction which led the ship to run aground on the Brooklyn shoreline near Bushwick Inlet Parkthe company said. According to the statement, passengers were advised to sit down before the ferry ran aground.
The incident was under control after 2 hours and the FDNY noted that most of the passengers did not panic and were taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Boat.
A salvage company will determine the safest way to remove the ferry after FDNY finishes removing the water that entered the boat.
Seastreak said a second ferry departed after Commodore was canceled, but that services would continue for the remainder of the day.
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