Overview

• The collision occurred Saturday around 4:18 p.m. near the West 125th Street pier during a planned birthday celebration cruise.
• Roughly 35 people were hurt when the vessel struck the pier, with 22 passengers taken to hospitals for evaluation of contusions and falls.
• Passengers reported the impact sent people and furniture flying as they prepared to disembark.
• The Timeless is the largest yacht in the Empire Cruises fleet, holding up to 550 passengers across three bars and an indoor deck.
• Federal and city authorities have launched a joint probe to determine how the mooring line failed and led to the accident.