Passenger Ferry Collides With Dock In New York

The passenger ferry Seastreak, which collided with a pier on the East River, N.Y., remains moored while state and federal agencies conduct investigations into the cause of the incident, Jan. 9, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.



Coast Guard Marine Inspectors from Sector New York observe damage to the bow of the passenger ferry Seastreak, which collided with a pier on the East River, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2013. The Coast Guard Inspectors search each of the spaces of the ferry to look for further signs of damage or system failure. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Brawner, a Coast Guard Inspector from Sector New York, observes damaged sustained by the passenger ferry Seastreak, which collided with a pier on the East River, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2013. The Coast Guard Inspectors search each of the spaces of the ferry to look for further signs of damage or system failure. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

Coast Guard Marine Inspectiors from Sector New York, conduct a thorough exam of the passenger ferry Seastreak, which collided with a pier on the East River, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2013. The Coast Guard Inspectors search each of the spaces of the ferry to look for further signs of damage or system failure. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.