Block Island Ferry collides with Coast Guard ship
NEW SHOREHAM, RI-
Coast Guard Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen says the accident
happened around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, three miles north of Block
Island.
The ferry was heading to Block Island while the cutter, named
Morro Bay, was returning to its home base in New London, Conn.
Jorgensen says the ferry was carrying 257 passengers.
She did not have any more details.
A phone message left with the Block Island Ferry was not
immediately returned.
