Weehawken High School prom boat involved in Hudson River crash

The Weehawken High School senior prom was interrupted Thursday night when the yacht hosting the prom was involved in a boat crash in Hoboken, according to a school official.

Dr. Robert R. Zywicki, Weehawken's superintendent, tweeted Thursday, "All students are safe and unharmed."

At the time of the crash 95 students were on the boat plus 11 faculty members and the crew, Hoboken Fire Chief Brian Crimmins said.

The Destiny, the taller boat, collided with the back of the Sundancer.

The yacht was hosting the prom, which was slated to begin at 7 p.m. The superintendent said that police and emergency management were on the scene and the yacht suffered "minor damage."

The Hoboken Fire Department tweeted that there were no reported injuries on either vessel in the crash at the 14th Street Pier.

"The Cornucopia Destiny (29m) collided with the Cornucopia Sundancer (34m)," the fire department tweeted.

The Hoboken and state police, as well as the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps, also responded to the scene.

Video of the crash posted on Twitter shows the Destiny ramming into the back of the smaller Sundancer, which crashes into the pier. The Destiny had some damage to the front while the Sundancer was damaged in the front and back. The pier was also damaged, Crimmins said.

The students were invited to stay at the Elks Lodge until midnight.

"Every effort will be made to hold another prom before graduation," the superintendent tweeted.

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