NYC Ferry Crash Press Conference 57 injured 2 KILLED Officials brief reporter South Street Seaport

	NYC Ferry Crash Press Conference 57 injured 2 KILLED Officials brief reporter South Street Seaport NYC Ferry Crash Press Conference 57 injured 2 KILLED Officials brief reporter South Street Seaport A high-speed commuter ferry carrying hundreds of passengers crashed into a pier near Wall Street during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, injuring 57 people, one critically, authorities said. Passengers who had boarded the 141-foot Seastreak Wall Street in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, and were queued up to disembark in New York, were thrown to its deck by the impact of the hard landing at 8:43 am RELATED Photos: Commuter ferry crash in New York injures 57, 1 critical Video: Ferry strikes NYC dock; at least 50 are injured Video: Press conference on NYC ferry crash that left 57 injured Ads by Google "People who were standing up flew because of the impact," said passenger Brett Cebulash, 50, an attorney who regularly rides the ferry that caters to white-collar employees with a monthly commuting cost of $655. "It was a normal morning, we were rolling into the dock and then they hit something. There was a sudden impact," he said. The ferry, on its morning run from the high-end community on the Jersey Shore that is still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, suffered a gash in its right front side. Firefighters and rescue workers rushed to the scene, as did Mayor Michael Bloomberg.	From: tmjrnews Views: 0 0 ratings
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