A commuter ferry ran aground in heavy fog in Boston Harbor, injuring four passengers. The captain told the Coast Guard he had been cut off by a passing sportfishing boat.
The ferry, the Lightning, left Hull, a small town on the southern edge of Boston Harbor, at 7:30 on a Friday morning, with 81 passengers on board. Normally, the trip to Boston takes 23 minutes.
But about half way through the trip, the ferry ran aground near Long Island in five feet of water. The captain said that when the sportfishing boat cut off the ferry, he had to swerve to avoid a crash. Conditions at the time included heavy fog and low tide.
The Coast Guard, Boston police, Boston fire, State Police and other agencies sent boats to the scene. The four people who were injured, including one with serious injuries, were transferred to the Black Falcon terminal in Boston and taken to local hospitals. The other passengers were transferred to another ferry in a process that took about three hours.
The Lightning eventually floated free from the grounding, but sustained damage in the hull above the water line. It ran under its own power to a dock in Charlestown.
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