The Nation - News from July 10, 1987

Two ferryboats collided in heavy fog about a mile off the tip of Long Island, injuring 19 people and tearing a 30-foot gash in the hull of the smaller boat, officials said. “Out of nowhere, this boat appears,” said Arthur Springer, 32, of Shelter Island, who was standing on the upper deck of the North Star with his 5-year-old son, Sean, when the boats collided. The 238-ton North Star was headed for Orient, N.Y., and the 1,492-ton Cape Henlopen was bound for New London, Conn. Both vessels returned to port.