Two of the passengers were in critical condition, after the Wednesday morning crash.
Most of the injuries resulted from people being thrown into walls, when the impact occurred.
Three hundred and twenty-six people were on board the boat, when it struck the barge, which was next to the dock it was heading for.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene, and within five minutes over a hundred had arrived.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.
There were 326 passengers on the ferry at the time of the accident, and many people were standing near the exit when the impact occurred. While it is unclear what caused the ferry accident -- the crews passed Breathalyzer tests -- this particular ferry had been involved in previous docking crashes. A good number of us place confidence in common carriers - buses, light rail, subways, and ferries - to get to work. It's not news that these modes of transportation are equally capable of incident, we hear about bus, train, subway, and ferry accidents happening all the time. But, the peace of mind we get as passengers on these common carriers is that we don’t have to worry about the trip - we trust that the people operating these buses, subways, trains, and ferries will keep us safe.
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