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Official: Electrical failure caused NY ferry crash

Posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 and is filed under World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Authorities say a transformer failure caused a Staten Island ferry to lose power and slam into a New York City pier earlier this week. Staten Island ferry Chief Operating Officer James DeSimone said Thursday the transformer helps regulate power to the main propulsion engine. He tells the Staten Island Advance the part broke down Wednesday night and that three other transformers then deactivated. He said it’s unclear why that happened. Fifteen passengers were hurt when the ferry boat struck wood pilings. All the injuries were minor. The city Department of Transportation and U.S. Coast Guard are investigating the crash. It happened at the same terminal where a…

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