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Our ferry system is known as one of the safest in the world. however, there is a lot of issues that are now brought to the forefront. what about a data recorder? why aren't ferries required, like the sea street ferry, to carry data recorders, the same type of data recorders that are on jet airplanes? we know what happens exactly. here at this ferry accident, it appears that the ferry hit the wrong slip, hit the second slip hard, and may have hit a buoy in the water. so it appears that it was out of control. we do not know why this particular ferry was out of control. >> brian: without those it...

so i want people to understand that this is not over. response and recovery efforts will be an ongoing operation. and i urge americans in affected areas to continue to listen for the guidance and direction of their state and local officials. before the storm made landfall, the department of homeland security and fema worked very closely with our state and local partners as well as volunteer organizations to preposition supplies and teams of first responders along the hurricane's projected track. and the american red cross opened shelters in communities across the region. i want to th...