A ferry carrying 53 passengers from Marin County across the bay crashed into a dock at San Francisco’s famed Ferry Building. Two passengers were slightly injured. You can see a video of the accident below.
The ferry, the M.S. San Francisco, originated in Larkspur, in Marin. Witnesses said the ferry bumped into one dock before crashing into a larger one, sending people who were dining and shopping nearby running. It came to a stop when it hit a concrete walkway. The Coast Guard is investigating.
I feel that I have a personal connection with the ferry. Many years ago, I commuted via ferry from Sausalito, just across the Golden Gate Bridge, to my office as an editor at Saturday Review in San Francisco. I was part of a group of half a dozen or so colleagues who lived in Mill Valley or Sausalito; we had coffee together on the ferry in the morning, and often a glass of wine or a beer going back home at night. The ferry passed Alcatraz, and the views of San Francisco and the Marin hillsides from the upper deck of the ferry were simply amazing. It was the best commute I ever had. See the video:
