Several Hurt in New York Ferry Accident

A commuter ferry hit a pier in New York City on Wednesday, leaving "multiple" people injured.

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United States

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United States of America, New York City

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SHOTLIST : NEW YORK, JANUARY 9, 2013 SOURCE : CBS RESTRICTIONS: NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes No Japan No Free over the air broadcasters in Australia No US cable news outlets, free over the air networks or stations, their websites and their mobile phone services VOX POP Accident witness (woman, English, 18 sec) : "I saw the boat coming in and it was coming in a little wobbly. Often times it does because of the currents down here and stuff. I take the boat all the time. What happened is: it pulled in, started to pull in, and what it did is it hit the right side of the boat on the dock, hard." - various shots of the damaged hull - various shots of the damaged ferry, and emergency services with people hurt along the dock - various shots of people hurt on the dock -------- AFP TEXT STORY: US-accident-sea Several hurt in New York ferry accident NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2013 (AFP) - A commuter ferry hit a pier in New York City on Wednesday, leaving "multiple" people injured, coast guard spokesman Charles Rowe said. Rowe told the NY1 television network that the accident took place shortly before 9:00 am (1400 GMT) on Pier 11 in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street. "We don't know what the cause was," the spokesman said. Police and firefighters were on the scene and evacuating the injured from the vessel on stretchers, television images showed. bd/sst/dw