A watery crash off the coast of Brooklyn that killed two passengers and injured two was caused when a 24-foot boat ran into a tow cable between a barge and tugboat, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The boat apparently ignored the tug's warning blasts from its horn and its light shining on the cable, which was more than 1,500 feet long, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Sunday.
The boat collided with the tow line and capsized, spilling its passengers into the dark waters of the Ambrose Channel, the busy shipping lane in Lower New York Bay, the official said.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Deadly boat crash in NY waters caused by collision with tow cable
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