New York Waterway says their ferry boat, Father Mychal Judge, caught fire around 4:40 p.m. as the boat motored along the Hudson River near Jersey City.
Video shows smoke rising from the ferry.
First responders evacuated 37 passengers on board the ferry and put them on a different vessel.
New York Waterway says the fire was quickly extinguished and the ferry was safely towed back to port.
No injuries were reported.
It's not clear how the fire started.
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