The ferry currently uses a high speed catamaran built by Allen Marine Inc. capable of carrying up to 149 passengers . The '' Admiral Richard E. Bennis '' ( maiden voyage on October 29 , 2003 ) , is named after the late Coast Guard captain who directed the waterborne evacuation of Manhattan after the September 11 , 2001 attacks . NY Waterway vessels '' Bayonne '' , '' Congressman Robert A. Roe '' , '' Jersey City '' , and '' Governor Thomas H. Kean '' ( which are all similar to the '' Admiral Richard E. Bennis '' ) also operate the ferry on occasions when the '' Admiral Richard E. Bennis '' is not available for use . On January 15 , 2009 , the '' Admiral Richard E. Bennis '' was among the many ships that helped evacuate stranded passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River between New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan . Due to ice conditions on Haverstraw Bay which prompted NY Waterway to suspend service on the ferry that day , it was one of the vessels readily available for use at NY Waterway 's main storage facility near the incident in Weehawken
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry