after the impact, one of the two nypd officers on board the ferry radioed for assistance. upon receiving the officer's call, the nypd's ferry security division began to mobilize police resources to the scene of the collision. the nypd also notified the uscg and fdny. fdny arrived approximately seven minutes later and began to administer first aid and search for any passengers who may have been thrown overboard by the collision. around 40 passengers were taken to a local hospital for a variety of injuries. the remaining passengers disembarked via a gangway that had been placed between the vessel's main deck and the displaced transition bridge. below deck, the vessel's engineers began to check the vessel for damage. the only damage was found above the waterline of the staten island end of the vessel.