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Boat Crashes

NOTE: This thread will deal with all Boat / Ship Crashes.

MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSED B.C. FERRY CRASH

Mechanical failure caused an accident on Thursday in which a 7,000-tonne ferry missed the dock in Horseshoe Bay, B.C., and smashed through small boats moored at a marina, investigators said Friday.
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Here is an interesting boat crash.

https://www.nbc6.net/news/4435223/detail.html

This boat crashed while unmanned. They found the driver in the water but didn't tell us why he went over board. Someone actually filmed this crash according to the article.

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Well, the follow-up in this case... the men get more than a year. Maybe it is not much for those that lost loved ones, but at least they did not get off free. There will probably be lawsuits following this.

PILOT IN STATEN ISLAND FERRY CRASH SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN JAIL
A U.S. judge has sentenced two men to more than a year in prison each over a Staten Island ferry crash that killed 11 people and injured
dozens more in 2003.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...and-060109.html

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Cruise ship carrying 1,300 sinks

An Egyptian passenger ship carrying 1,300 people has sunk in the Red Sea, the head of the Egyptian Maritime Authority said Friday.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-02...pt-cruise_x.htm

UPDATE: Feb. 6, 2006

CROWD TRASHES EGYPT FERRY OFFICE

Hundreds of relatives of passengers drowned on a Red Sea ferry attacked the offices of the owners Monday, throwing its furniture into the street and burning the company's signboard.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/06/...e.ap/index.html

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EGYPT: NOT TOLD FOR HOURS THAT FERRY SANK

The presidential spokesman said Tuesday that the owners of the Red Sea ferry that sank, drowning about 1,000 people, did not inform the government that the ship had sunk for nearly six hours after it went down.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/07/...y.ap/index.html

Boat Crashes

The New York Fire Department says 10 to 15 people are being evaluated for possible injuries after a ferry struck a dock during rush hour in lower Manhattan. News reports say the Seastreak ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it arrived in Manhattan. Some patients were carried away on gurneys to waiting ambulances. It occurred around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at South Street. Ref. USAToday