An aerial view of the ferry crash at Pier 11. (911 Operator/TwitPic)

The accident occurred around 8:45 a.m. at Pier 11 and sent passengers "flying" as it approached the dock.

The ferry, which shuttles commuters from Atlantic Highlands and Conners Highlands in New Jersey to Lower Manhattan, was reported to be carrying 326 passengers and five crew members.

The severity of the injuries were not immediately apparent, but passengers and bystanders reported many of the injured were carried off on stretchers.

The cause for the crash is not yet known.

Read the full story at the NY Times.

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