Ferry with more than 100 aboard runs aground in New York

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — A passenger ferry with more than 100 people aboard ran aground in New York City and was taking on water Saturday, according to the Coast Guard and fire department officials. No serious injuries were reported.

The ferry operated by Seastreak, which runs routes between New York and New Jersey, lost power and steering on the East River just after 4 p.m., drifted into Bushwick Inlet in Brooklyn and hit ground, Seastreak said in a statement. The Commodore vessel was traveling from Highlands, New Jersey, to East 35th Street in Manhattan.

The Coast Guard and New York firefighters helped the Commodore crew get all 105 passengers to safety, Seastreak said. Rescue boats were brought in to help with the evacuation.

Seastreak said the cause of the mishap was a mechanical issue. It did not elaborate.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-2aeddeaf24adbdc97f489fe4efbe77f1

[George II]

1. Kind of odd, a ferry between NY and NJ ran aground on the East River? The East River....

...is on the east side of Manhattan, New Jersey is on the west side of Manhattan.

[Princess Turandot]

2. They're commuter ferries run by private companies...

I don't know the relative travel time, but they save having to make multiple transit changes if you work on the East Side. (I think the furthest east that you can get to directly when commuting from NJ by bus or rail is the PATH stop by Macy's-Herald Square.)

There's a bunch of them now:
https://goo.gl/maps/ogv7yCrXUtSxZ3Dj7

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Here's a pic

That part of the river looks pretty shallow.

[mpcamb]

3. Cyber attack? Russian test? Or am I too far on the conspiracy continuum?

[Stuart G]

5. Thank You for posting, and When You Think You Have Seen It All, There is Always...MORE..!!

always ....MORE, AND MORE........A Ferry from runs aground in New York City...???

Why is driving that ferry? Hit Ground???...Lost Power??? You really can't make this up...Can You???

Fortunately..."No serious injuries were reported"....That is the only good news from this story!!

This company will become the laughing stock of New York City, then the U.S.A. and then "THE WORLD"
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HOW DO YOU LOSE POWER ON A WEEKEND (yesterday) on a large ferry boat in New York City?????

After schools have closed, and the travel season is now upon us, and lots of tourists in New York City, and a tour boat... a ferry,.. loses power.... with 100 people on board. Is this one made up?.
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.All I can say is,...........................................................................................................

Thank You Omaha Steve for Posting this, and if you know anyone who has stock in this company, then tell them to ..."Sell the Stock" because it will be totally worthless in 48 hours or less...
..My hat is off to the firefighters and the Coast Guard who helped with the rescue....