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In May 2010, a ferry accident involving the Staten Island ferry in New York caused 48 passenger injuries many of which were likely to have required the pursuance of passenger accident compensation claims.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident after the vessel, the Andrew J Barberi, having departed from the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in lower Manhattan collided, at 9.19am, with the boarding apron and transition bridge on the Staten Island pier at the St Georges Ferry Terminal.
On board the ferry had been 18 crew, two New York City police officers, two concessionaires and 244 passengers.
The NTSB investigators viewed video footage of the pilot-house which revealed that the journey had been uneventful until the ferry approached the pier. At this time crew members were seen taking action that would indicate they were attempting to slow the vessel before entering the slip.
The deckhand operating the passenger bridge at the slip told investigators that the speed of the vessel was faster than usual on approach.
Video from inside the Andrew J Barberi shows the effect of the impact as the ferry crashed into the pier. Passengers were jostled in their seats and some of those who had been standing fell to the deck.
Passengers stated to investigators that as it was raining more people than usual were inside the ferry and that they believe passenger injuries may have been more numerous if people had been out on deck at the time of the collision.
The ferries are propelled by cycloidal propulsion units, one mounted at each end of the vessel (two diesel engines are coupled to drive each propulsion unit). Preliminary results of post accident testing of the propulsion systems revealed that one of the units had not responded properly to commands from the wheelhouse. Later testing revealed certain propulsion control components were possibly defective at the time of the accident they were immediately replaced.
Following the investigation, owner/operators of the ferry could reasonably be held accountable for the ferry accident, allowing the injured passengers to commence claims for personal injury compensation against them.
Making a no win no fee compensation claim for a ferry accident
If you have been involved in a ferry accident, or any other type of accident where you were a passenger injured as a result of someone else's negligence, you could be eligible to make a no win, no fee compensation claim with YouClaim.
Our personal injury lawyers are amongst the most successful in the UK and all are governed by the tenets of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, a branch of the Law Society.
Our cost-free service guarantees you peace of mind in an accident claim that you will be protected form all fees and in a won case which most of ours are you will receive 100% compensation as we never take a penny.
Call YouClaim today on 0800 10 757 95 to see if we can help you claim compensation after a ferry accident. Alternatively, you can contact us via echat or by filling in an online claim form so that we may call you back.
