In this image from video provided by WACB-TV, homes are seen across the Hudson River from the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant, foreground, in New York, after an explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage near the plant, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (WACB-TV via AP) via APNEW YORK (AP) — An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. AdvertisementThe cause of the explosion was under investigation, but New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in statement that criminal intent was not suspected. First responders found a 59-year-old man unconscious in the river, New York police said, and he was declared dead at the scene. DEP said there did not appear to be any environmental impacts following the explosion.

Source: Huffington Post May 25, 2025 07:30 UTC