The hospital 's regular berth moved several times in its later years . After using a Hudson River pier near 44th Street in the 1980s , for much of the 1990s it bounced between two piers in the East River : Pier 11 at the foot of Wall Street and Pier 17 at the foot of Fulton Street . It was moored at Pier 11 in 2001 at the time of the September 11 attacks , which leveled the World Trade Center a short distance away . Though undamaged , the Floating Hospital would never again find a suitable mooring site . Pier 11 was needed for expanded ferry service to Lower Manhattan , and the management of Pier 17 was generally hostile to the presence of the vessel and its clients amid what they were promoting as an upscale retail venue
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Floating Hospital