Clearwater ferry crash latest: Florida boat disaster leaves 1 dead and multiple injured in ‘mass casualty’ accident

Published: 08:44 EDT, 28 April 2025 | Updated: 09:14 EDT, 28 April 2025

A horror ferry crash in Clearwater, Florida, has left one dead and at least a dozen injured, many of them seriously, in what officials called a ‘mass casualty’ accident.

Officials say a private boat struck the ferry near the Memorial Causeway bridge on Sunday night before speeding away from the scene.

The US Coast Guard said in a social media post that on-scene reports indicate that all 45 people on the ferry and all six people on the boat were accounted for. In an update on Monday morning, the Coast Guard said 12 people were taken to a local hospital.

All of those injured were aboard the ferry. Police did not provide any information about the person who died.

The Clearwater Ferry was shuttling festivalgoers to and from the final night of the 17-day Sugar Sand Festival when it was hit by a private boat carrying six people.

All ferry passengers are accounted for

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a social media post that on-scene reports indicate that all 45 people on the ferry and all six people on the boat were accounted for.

In an update on Monday morning, the Coast Guard said 12 people were taken to a local hospital.

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The crash, which officials called a ‘mass casualty incident’ left at least one dead and a dozen others injured, several of them seriously.

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The US Coast Guard and police swiftly declared the Sunday night tragedy a ‘mass casualty event’ as they worked through the night to pull people ashore.