More than a dozen people were precipitated in hospitals in the New York region after members of the Fordham rowing team capsized on Saturday in the Bay Eastchester.
New York fire officials say athletes and staff and other students were on the water near City Island when the ship overturned.
A witness called 911 around 12:15 p.m., the local time as a civilian boat helped to bring the 19 people on the ground in a peninsula known as Rodman’s Neck.
There are no injuries reported among the nine athletes, eight students and two coaches. A spokesperson for Fordham told People.com that the school had lost a boat in the incident.
“Fordham may confirm that nine members of the male club rowing team have been removed from the water after their boat capsized due to a sudden change in weather conditions on Eastchester bay,” said the press release from Fordham University.
“New York regulations have required that nine students and eight additional students and two coaches help them, be taken to hospitals in the region for examination because the party came to the ground on the city’s property in Rodman’s Neck,” said the declaration. “There were no injury and all the people involved were examined and released.”
Eastchester Bay (Photo) is one of several areas where the Fordham crew team trains
The NYPD emergency unit and the NYPD port unit also responded to the scene on Saturday, which was generally cloudy and rainy in early spring in the city.
Eastchester Bay is one of several areas where the Fordham crew team trains thanks to its generally calmer water and the absence of all the commercial ports that could attract larger and more disruptive ships. The team is also known to row on the long Island Sound as well as on the Hutchinson river.
The Fordham rowing team is again in action on Saturday and Sunday in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for the annual regatta of the Knecht Cup.
Sport made its debut in Fordham in 1915, and apart from the world war hiatus, has been continuously held since 1957.
During this period, Fordham had 10 undefeated crews and 20 national championships.