BY Kerry Burke and Simone Weichselbaum
The New York Daily News

NEW YORK — More than a dozen passengers were injured Wednesday night when a packed Staten Island ferry lost power as it was docking and smashed into a pier, officials said.

Panic quickly spread among the passengers of the 2,700-ton John J. Marchi ferry when the captain announced over loudspeakers that the ship had no power, witnesses said.

"He kept repeating, 'Passengers, hold on. Passengers, hold on,' " said rider Daniel Kusrow, 38.

Full story: Victims suffered minor injuries