NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- A Staten Island Ferry lost power and hit a pier Wednesday at full speed , resulting in one serious injury and nine minor injuries , a Coast Guard spokesman said . The New York Fire Department estimates that 750 to 800 passengers were aboard the Staten Island Ferry . Coast Guard boats were on the scene , the St. George Terminal on the north shore of Staten Island . The Coast Guard spokesman compared the ferry 's loss of power as it neared the pier to a car losing its brakes . The hard landing occurred at 7:10 p.m. , according to the Coast Guard . The New York Fire Department estimated that 750 to 800 passengers were aboard . The impact did not send any passengers overboard , the spokesman said . Emergency responders were transferring the injured to Staten Island 's Richmond University Medical Center . Representatives for the Staten Island Ferry did not respond to calls for comment .
Ferry loses power and hits a pier at full speed , St. George Terminal says . 9 person injured seriously , 1 others hurt . Accident happens at Coast Guard on north shore of Staten Island . Impact did not send any passengers overboard , spokesman says .