Distressing new audio revealed the moment a Clearwater ferry boat crashed in Florida, leaving one dead and at least a dozen injured, some of them seriously.
‘Mayday, mayday, mayday, there’s been a boat collision! The Clearwater ferry, underneath the Clearwater Memorial Causeway. The Clearwater ferry is adrift,’ the controller was heard shouting.
Officials say a private boat struck the ferry near the Memorial Causeway bridge on Sunday night before speeding away from the scene.
The private boat was found three hours after it fled the scene, police said.
The US Coast Guard said that on-scene reports indicate that all 45 people on the ferry and all six people on the boat were accounted for. In an update on Monday morning, the Coast Guard said 12 people were taken to a local hospital.
All of those injured were aboard the ferry. The person who died has not been identified.
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Distressing new audio revealed the moment a Clearwater ferry boat crashed in Florida , leaving one dead and at least a dozen injured
