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Moon Clipper

Moon Clipper

The 31 meter long high speed ferry Moon Clipper allided with the pier near to Tower Bridge on the Thames River at London, England.  The London Coastguard was contacted who dispatched a lifeboat to the scene.  The lifeboat crew found 14 of the 57 people on board were injured.  Four passengers were later sent to the hospital by ambulance.   The others were given first aid by the lifeboat crew.  London police and port authorities also responded to the scene.   The Thames Millennium Pier is primarily used by passengers to embark and disembark from river ferries.  No one on the pier was injured.  Authorities are conducting an investigation into the incident.

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