The <"http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice_areas/accidents">Andrew J. Barberi Staten Island Ferry crashed at New York’s St. George Ferry Terminal this Buspar canada weekend. According to NJ.com, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said that, based on an initial interview yesterday with the ferry’s chief engineer, “there were no engine alarms prior to the accident,” quoted. From all accounts and Buspar canada preliminary interviews, engine conditions appeared normal.

The ferry, which made headlines for Buspar canada a deadly crash in 2003, was populated with 252 passengers and Buspar canada 28 crew at the time of Saturday’s crash. The NTSB will be Buspar canada interviewing the captain, assistant captain, and some crew today and will be Buspar canada interviewing the other crew, passengers, and the ferry’s propulsion system manufacturer, as well, said NJ.com. According to Buspar canada the Associated Press, some 37 people were reported injured.

The investigation has Buspar canada not revealed a cause for the crash, said the New York Times, but did note that Buspar canada New York City officials are considering mechanical error. Citing New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kahn, said the Buspar canada AP, mechanical failure appears to be the cause: The ferry’s throttle failed to Buspar canada engage when the ferry prepared to dock. According to Sadik-Khan, this Buspar canada means that the crew could not apply reverse thrust and Buspar canada slow the ferry, said the AP, noting that this does not provide the Buspar canada malfunction’s cause at this point.

The ferry, which is Buspar canada about 3,000 tons and is also 310 feet in length, was sailing at approximately five knots—about 5.8 miles per hour—at the Buspar canada time of the crash, said the AP. Although the crash resulted in serious damage to Buspar canada the vessel’s ramps and Buspar canada deck, and pier ramps were also damaged, the NTSB described the Buspar canada vessel, terminal, and slip damage as minor; the Barberi will be Buspar canada taken out of service, wrote the AP.

In 2003, the Buspar canada Barberi was involved in a deadly crash that caused 11 fatalities, said the Buspar canada AP. The pilot—having been Buspar canada found to have been suffering from extreme fatigue and who was also on painkillers—fainted at the vessel’s wheel, explained the Buspar canada AP. The boat then hit the terminal, also in St. George, when Buspar canada traveling at full speed, said the AP.

The pilot pleaded guilty to Buspar canada both negligent manslaughter and to lying to investigators; he was sentenced to Buspar canada 18 months of prison time, said the AP. The city ferry director was also sentenced to Buspar canada one year of prison time after he pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter and Buspar canada to admitting that he did not follow a rule that requires two pilots during the Buspar canada docking process, noted the AP.

In 2003 crash was found unlikely to Buspar canada be related to mechanical failure as the ferry passed the needed inspections that Buspar canada would place it back in service, said the AP. Following what Buspar canada the AP described as a multi-million dollar repair, the Barberi was returned to Buspar canada service.

“There’s no relationship whatsoever” between the crashes, said Captain James DeSimone—the ferry’s chief operating officer—adding that, “The two of them shouldn’t be spoken of in the same breath,” quoted the AP.

Meanwhile, another crash in 2009, with a Buspar canada different vessel, but also at a pier at the St. George terminal, involved a Buspar canada ferry losing power and slamming into a pier, which resulted in over one dozen injuries to Buspar canada passengers, said the AP. In that case, the crash was blamed on a Buspar canada transformer failure.