Ferry hits kayakers in Hudson River, several pulled from water
Eyewitness News
Updated 6 mins ago
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A ferry hit people kayaking in the Hudson River on Tuesday evening.
It happened after 6 p.m. near Pier 79.
NYPD Special Ops pulled several people from the water.
At least two people were injured. The severity of their injuries is not yet known.
Stay with Eyewitness News and abc7NY for more on this breaking news story.
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Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to ferry collision with kayakers
August 30th, 2016
NEW YORK — Coast Guard and partner agency crews responded to a collision between a New York Waterways ferry and 11 kayakers on the Hudson River Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 5:50 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received a call from the master aboard the ferry Jersey City, reporting a collision between the ferry and 11 kayakers near Pier 79 in Manhattan.
A Coast Guard Station New York smallboat crew was launched and arrived on scene to assist New York Police Department, New York Fire Department and Jersey City Fire Department officials with rescuing 11 kayakers from the water.
All 11 kayakers were safely transported to awaiting EMS crews for medical attention. Five kayakers were transported to Bellevue Hospital and Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital for additional medical attention. Two kayakers were listed in critical condition as a result of the collision. The cause of the collision is currently under investigation