Two crew members and 23 passengers were aboard when the 36-foot pontoon boat named the "Lady D" flipped, sending them into 44-degree harbor waters about 4 p.m. on a Saturday. Nearby Naval reservists on a training exercise and firefighters assigned to the city's fire boat were both within view of the water taxi, and were able to save most of the passengers. Ten reservists — some of them without wetsuits on — went into the water to rescue passengers, U.S. Naval Petty Officer Edward Mendez told The Sun at the time.