Things not in ferries' favor: wind, water currents, depth, other shipping which is often not very maneuverable and yet moving fast, no lanes, complex rules abou

Things not in ferries' favor: wind, water currents, depth, other shipping which is often not very maneuverable and yet moving fast, no lanes, complex rules about giving way to other boats, and no ability to fail safe (just turning everything off is dangerous, possibly deadly). Ferries crash real good, too (read to the end, about the second crash): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Staten_Island_Ferry_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Staten_Island_Ferry_crash