At least 10 people have died and 34 injured after a ferry operating across New York City harbour crashed as it came into dock at Staten Island during high winds. The boat hit enormous pilings at St George's Terminal, which ripped through the vessel leaving a mass of splintered wood, steel and glass. Witnesses described how people's limbs were torn off as they tried desperately to move out of the way - others dived into the harbour to escape the debris. "It's a terrible tragedy," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "People who were on their way home suddenly taken from us." Police sources were quoted as saying the ferry pilot fled the scene immediately, and was later taken from his Staten Island home to hospital after an apparent suicide attempt. Bloomberg refused to speculate on what caused the crash - saying that a full investigation is under way.

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