Dozens hurt in NY ferry crash

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg inspects the damage after the commuter ferry slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

People watch as injured passengers are aided following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Seastreak ferry is viewed following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Onlookers watch as security inspects the commuter ferry that slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. The ferry was arriving from New Jersey. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Firemen inspect the commuter ferry after it slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

People look out over the Seastreak ferry following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. At least 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

People look out over the Seastreak ferry following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. At least 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Ferry passenger Ashley Furman speaks to the media following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Injured passengers are aided following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A ferry passenger speaks to the media following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Police investigators work in the offices of the Seastreak ferry following an early morning accident involving the ferry during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. At least 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man surveys the damage to the hull of a commuter ferry after it slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

A man surveys the damage to the hull of a commuter ferry after it slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

People watch as injured passengers are aided following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured man is evacuated after a commuter ferry slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

A gash in the Seastreak ferry is viewed following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Firemen inspect the damage after the commuter ferry slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Injured passengers are aided following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured woman is evacuated after a commuter ferry slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. The ferry was arriving from New Jersey. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Injured people are evacuated after a commuter ferry slammed into a pier in New York, January 9, 2013. About 50 people were injured when a rush-hour ferry packed with commuters smashed into a pier in New York City on Wednesday, firefighters said. The accident took place at 8:45 a.m. on Pier 11 in the East River in lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, the New York Fire Department said. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured woman is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An injured person is carried to a waiting ambulance following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013 in New York City. About 50 people were injured in the accident, which left a large gash on the front side of the Seastreak ferry at Pier 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)