Governor Thomas H. Kean

Governor Thomas H. Kean is a ferry operated by NY Waterway, a private transportation company that provides ferry and bus service in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.^[1]^[2]

The *Thomas H. Kean* sister ship *Admiral Richard E. Bennis* approaching the Haverstraw, New York dock in July 2008

The ferry is 78.5 feet (23.9 m) long, 28.5 feet (8.7 m) wide and has a draft of 8.5 feet (2.6 m).^[3] Passengers enter and exit from her bow.

The ferry is named in honor of Thomas Kean, who served as governor of New Jersey from 1982 until 1990 and as chairman of the 9/11 Commission following the September 11 attacks.

Incidents

On January 15, 2009, the ferry, under the command of Brittany Catanzaro, helped rescue passengers of US Airways flight 1549 after both engines of the plane failed, forcing it to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River.

On November 3, 2017, the ferry rescued a man who had jumped into the Hudson.^[4]^[3] The jumper had stolen a cab just a few blocks away from his jump. After his rescue, crew members secured the man and turned him over to police, who, in turn, transferred him to the Bellevue Hospital for a mental health assessment.

On May 15, 2019, Governor Thomas H. Kean rescued the pilot of a helicopter that ditched into the river.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

[1]
Beth Hughes (Spring 2009). "Friend of the Port – NY Waterway Rescue". Port of New York and New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2019-06-07. Captain Manny Liba and his crew on the Moira Smith rescued 14 people. Captain Brittany Catanzaro on the Gov. Thomas Kean and her crew saved 24 people.
[2]
Thad Allen (2009-02-26). "A Great Day to be Commandant! -- Part Two -- Updated with Photos" (PDF). iCommandant. Retrieved 2019-06-07. At just 20 years old, Petty Officer Catanzaro has already attained her 100-ton license and is a New York Ferry Captain. She was serving in this capacity on the afternoon of the FLT 1549 crash and was one of the first vessels on scene, ultimately rescuing 26 people.
[3]
Kirk Moore (2017-11-03). "NY Waterway ferry crew rescues Hudson River jumper". Work boat magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07. In a video of the rescue, the crew shouted encouragement to the man as they approached, got him to hold the ladder, and pulled him aboard. The Kean proceeded to the ferry terminal, where the crew handed the man off to police and a city Emergency Medical Service ambulance crew.
[4]
Graham Rayman (2018-11-03). "Unhinged thief leaps into Hudson River after stealing taxi in lower Manhattan". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07. He was not injured, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for observation. He was charged with grand larceny, reckless endangerment and unauthorized use of a vehicle, cops said.
[5]
Kerry Burke; Rocco Parascandola; Graham Rayman; Thomas Tracy (2019-05-15). "Helicopter crashes into Hudson River in NYC; pilot, who had no passengers, safely makes it to shore". NY Daily News. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-06-07. A NY Waterway ferry crew aboard the Gov. Thomas Kean rescued the pilot after a helicopter crashed in the Hudson River today.
[6]
"Helicopter crash lands in Hudson River near Manhattan's West Side". ABC News. 2019-05-16. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07. NY Waterway says Capt. Adam Sciaino was carrying passengers between West 39th Street in Manhattan and 14th Street in Hoboken when he saw the helicopter go down.
[7]
"Helicopter Goes Down Into Hudson River Near Lincoln Tunnel". CBS News. 2019-05-15. Archived from the original on 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2019-06-07. The NY Waterway ferry crew aboard the Gov. Thomas Kean boat that rescued the pilot was carrying passengers between West 39th Street in Manhattan and 14th Street in Hoboken when they saw the helicopter go down.

Governor Thomas H. Kean

Incidents

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