Staten Island ferry crashes while docking

Thursday, October 16, 2003

NEW YORK -- A Staten Island ferry slammed into a pier as it was docking Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, tearing off victims' limbs and reducing the front of the mighty vessel to a tangled mass of wood, glass and steel. At least 34 people were injured.

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