Disaster ferry 'was at full speed'

The Staten Island ferry was going at full speed when it crashed into a pier killing 10 people, a federal investigator said today.

Disaster ferry 'was at full speed'

The Staten Island ferry was going at full speed when it crashed into a pier killing 10 people, a federal investigator said today.

“It was not speeding up … we’d say it was going at full speed at the time,” National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Ellen Engleman said.

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