U.S.: That ferry in Staten Island has had a long history of problems
- 1981 During the ship’s initial
launch, the engine
stopped and the steering
died, and it crashed. Oof. - 1995 The ship had a crash
caused by a propulsion
problem similar to the
crash on Saturday. - 2003 Eleven people died (and
70 were injured) after the
ship’s assistant captain
passed out. source