The Wit & Wisdom of the Wife

This report discusses the July 2, 2008, collision between the Coast Guard cutter Morro Bay and the passenger ferry M/V Block Island on Block Island Sound. The ferry was carrying a total of 305 people and the cutter had 21 crewmembers on board. As a result of the collision, two passengers on the Block Island sustained minor injuries and were treated and released that same afternoon. The Block Island sustained about $45,000 in damage and the Morro Bay about $15,000.