11 injured when ferry hits kayakers on Hudson River

Several people were injured, at least one of them seriously, when a ferry struck a group of kayakers off a Manhattan pier on Tuesday evening, officials said.

Police said they received calls about the accident near the NY Water Taxi terminal at Pier 79 at about 5:45 p.m., police said.

We believe as many as ten kayakers may have been hit by a departing ferry from Pier 79. Four people were sent to Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital wi.

A spokesman for NY Waterway says it’s cooperating with police and the Coast Guard on the investigation.

Sources say five people were taken out of the river and taken to area hospitals.

Four people were sent to Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital with minor injuries, while one person in serious condition was taken to the Bellevue Hospital, ABC-owned station WABC in NY reported. “He had lost a lot of blood and he was lapsing in and out of consciousness”, said Driscoll.

“The kayakers were all over the place”, said NYPD Officer Tommy Le. Two of the victims were listed in critical condition, the Coast Guard said.

Authorities are investigating whether the sun’s glare was a factor.

“When you’re driving the same thing happens”.

Authorities also were looking into what navigation rules applied.

Police say the ferry captain has tested negative for drugs and alcohol.

Of the injured, 10 were adults and one was a child, police said.

A message left with the Manhattan Kayak Company was not immediately returned.