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coming. their ferry was approaching a staten island terminal but wasn t slowing down. there was nothing they or the captain could do. the boat slammed into a pier injuring dozens of people. susan candiotti is live at the scene of the crash. what exactly happened? reporter: fredericka, the reason the captain was powerless to prevent it from happening is because, according to authorities, there was a mechanical issue. he was not able to pull back on the throttle of that ferry as it was coming in to dock. therefore, he couldn t slow it down. that means he hit that dock the at about 5 miles per hour, about 5 knots or so roughly that speed. consequently, he was only able to give a very short warning in advance when he realized, officials say, that he couldn t slow down. he was able to sound a warning about a minute before they made impact. joining us now, a couple of tourists from tennessee who were onboard the ferry when it happened. alicia and jason from knoxville. tell me wha