**FLASH** Staten Island Ferry Crash

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Staten Island Ferry Crashes; 20 Hurt

At approx. 16:25 (EST) hours this date a reported hard docking of the Staten Island Ferry, at the St. Georges Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, NY occurred. Initial reports that there are upwards of 20-25 injuries, most appear non-life threatening at this time. NYC-EMS has transmitted a 10-38 (Marine/Harbor Incident) MCI.

Multiple units EMS, FD, & PD are operating and patients are being stabilizied and backboarded on the lower level of the very large vessel. Visibililty was poor at the time of the accident with the ferry reported to have hit "the rack" at portion of wooden pilings at the dock placed to assist the vessels when docking.

The condition of the patients is unknown at the time of this report, and the cause of the crash is also not known.

Source: NYC*EMS

AUTH:C. Staten/ERRI-1/02-21/96/16:40CST/AU-1
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