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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Ferry vessel Sandy Ground has returned to service more than two years after a fire took it out of commission. Last week, images of the Sandy Ground ...
Five people were injured after a Staten Island Ferry caught fire at the height of Thursday’s evening rush hour and forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate, officials said. The Sandy Ground ...
A missing 17-year-old boy's family says he leaped from the Staten Island Ferry and had left a note beforehand.
Two New York City Council members have introduced legislation to restore ferry service between Staten Island and Brooklyn.
#HappeningNow:@USCG Sta. New York and @FDNY are responding to a fire aboard Staten Island Ferry Sandy Ground, in the New York Harbor, #NY. 688 passengers are being transported to St. George Terminal.
the agency thanked the Sandy Ground’s Capt. Joseph Ajar, his crew and the rest of the staff for their quick thinking. The union that represents the Staten Island Ferry crew called the fire ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After almost a year and a half of repairs, the Sandy Ground ferry boat should return to service before the end of the year. A spokesperson from the NYC Department of ...
A 2022 fire aboard the Staten Island Ferry Sandy Ground was caused by a combination of engine design flaws and insufficient training for engineering crewmembers, the National Transportation Safety ...
Nearly 900 passengers were evacuated from a Staten Island Ferry vessel following a fire ... approximately 868 people on the vessel, the Sandy Ground, with an additional 16 crew members, Deputy ...
The Sandy Ground was temporarily anchored near ... evacuated the passengers to the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island. The ferry’s crew members were also taken off the boat.