Andrew J. Barberi
The Andrew J. Barberi underway in Lower New York Bay, on 22 November 2015.
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| Name: | MV Andrew J. Barberi |
| Owner: | City of New York |
| Operator: | Staten Island Ferry/City of New York |
| Builder: | Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville LA and New Orleans LA |
| Yard number: | 1713 |
| Completed: | 1981 |
| Acquired: | May 1981 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1981 |
| In service: | 1981 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Barberi Class passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | 3335 |
| Length: | 310 ft 2 in (94.54 m) |
| Beam: | 69 feet 10 inches (21.29 m) |
| Draft: | 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) |
| Decks: | 3 |
| Ramps: | 2 |
| Installed power: | 7,000 horsepower (5.2 MW) |
| Propulsion: | Voith Schneider Propeller |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 6 000 |
The MV Andrew J. Barberi is one of two Barberi-class ferry boats (the other boat is MV Samuel I. Newhouse) operated as part of the Staten Island Ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island in New York City.
The Barberi was named after the longtime coach of Curtis High School's football team, who had died shortly before the ship was commissioned. Barberi coached throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s and was instrumental in the development of scholastic football on Staten Island.
On October 15, 2003, the Andrew J. Barberi was involved in a fatal accident. Eleven people died, including one decapitation, and 70 more were injured (including one man who lost his legs), as a result of the Barberi colliding with a pier on Staten Island.
The Barberi was rebuilt in West Brighton, Staten Island by Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co. and on July 1, 2004, returned to regular service.
On March 8, 2005, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a report on its investigation into the incident. The NTSB determined the probable cause of the collision was the assistant pilot's unexplained sudden incapacitation, with a contributory cause of the Master's failure to maintain command and control of his vessel.60 Minutes uncovered that the assistant pilot was short on sleep when he crashed the boat.
The assistant pilot tried to commit suicide after the crash and admitted he had passed out on painkillers in the boat's pilothouse. He later pleaded guilty to 11 counts of seaman's manslaughter. The ferry director also pleaded guilty after failing to enforce a rule requiring that ferries be operated by two pilots.
At approximately 0900 hours on May 8, 2010, the Andrew J. Barberi left Manhattan on its regularly scheduled crossing to the Staten Island terminal. The weather was calm with light winds, good visibility, and an ebbing tide. Aboard the vessel were 244 passengers, 18 crewmembers, 2 NYPD officers, and 2 concessionaires. As per standard procedure, both the captain and assistant captain were present in the Staten Island-end pilothouse. At 0916, as the Barberi was passing the Kill Van Kull buoy, the assistant captain began to reduce engine rpm and pitch in preparation for docking. The vessel initially responded as commanded, with AIS data indicating that the vessel had reduced speed slightly. Because the Barberi was not equipped with a voyage data recorder at the time of the collision, it is impossible to determine exactly when the vessel failed to respond to the assistant captain’s commands.
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