New York Ferry Bursts Into Flames, 37 People Rescued: 'It Was So Scary'
Mar. 15, 2025More than two dozen people were rescuedfrom a ferry they were traveling on that caught fire on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in New Jersey.
In avideocirculating on social media, passengers can be seen hopping from a smoke-filled New York Waterway public ferry to another boat as rescuers quickly try to help them to safety.
According to the Associated Press and SWNS, 37 people were rescued after the ferry caught fire on the Hudson River just before 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
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The unidentified individual sailed closer to the boat to assess the situation when another boat helped passengers to safety. The evacuation reportedly took around 10 minutes, and the ferry that caught fire was towed away.
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Cary Broder, who takes the ferry to save an hour on his commute to work, told New York’sPix 11he was on the vessel when the fire began.
“I looked behind me, and there were orange flames shooting out of the back of the boat,” he told the news station. “Fortunately, everybody really remained calm. Like, people were obviously scared.”
Broder added, “I was fairly certain we were going to have to jump into the river, actually.”
Despite the incident, he said he will continue to use the NY Waterway ferry in the future.
“I was a little bit panicked, you know, and there were a bunch of people gathered on there. I was just trying to get off the boat onto the other one, and then it wasn’t until afterward I realized oh, my bike’s still on there,” Broder said.
No injuries were reported, and it is not immediately clear how the fire started, reportsABC 7 NY.
The ferry was on the Paulus Hook to Pier 11 line and was heading to Paulus Hook and Liberty Harbor in New Jersey at the time of the incident,NBC New Yorkreports. The outlet added that the investigation is ongoing.
source: people.com
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