Yacht runs aground off NYC, about 100 rescued
NEW YORK (AP) -- A yacht carrying about 100 passengers on an evening dinner cruise ran aground in New York Harbor, but there were no injuries and rescuers shuttled everyone safely back to land.
Ambulances await the arrival of a dinner cruise yacht that ran aground at Pier 40
WABC-TV in New York reports that the Hornblower Cruises and Events boat ran into trouble near Governor's Island around 10 p.m. Saturday.
A number of agencies including the fire and police departments sent vessels to remove the passengers and brought them to a Manhattan pier.
It wasn't clear what caused the yacht to run aground.
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