Fire officials helped evacuate over 100 people after a ferry ran aground near the shoreline of Bushwick Inlet Park in Brooklyn. Passengers were removed from the vessel by FDNY and NYPD boats and taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Gala said. Three small Coast Guard boats also were sent from Staten Island to assist with the rescue. A passenger aboard the Seastreak ferry described the chaotic experience. In 2013 several dozen passengers on a commuter ferry were injured after a ferry struck near Pier 11, at South Street and Gouverneur Lane, the New York Times reported.

Source: Daily Mail June 06, 2021 00:26 UTC