It's less than two weeks after a Seastreak ferry crashed into Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan, injuring over 90 passengers, and we have our first lawsuit. Passenger Desmond Sullivan, who claims he got pretty dinged up in the accident, is suing the company for failing "to insure the seaworthiness and adequacy of the vessel and its equipment,” according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by the NY Post. Sullivan says he suffered broken bones, sprains, bruises and internal injuries in the crash, which is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Sullivan’s lawyer, Andrew Buchsbaum, tells the tabloid his hands were "legally tied after the company filed a claim in federal court seeking to limit its liability." And it's safe to assume that this is just the first of many lawsuits that will be filed on behalf of injured passengers, whose cases may be bolstered by Seastreak's history of accidents, lawsuits and bankruptcy. Shortly after the Pier 11 crash, DNAinfo reported that Seastreak LLC has had "at least 11 incidents involving its fleet over the past decade, ranging from ships running aground to an engine room catching fire to equipment failures."
