An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast around 10:30 a.

An explosion on board a sewage boat docked on the Hudson River killed a New York City worker and injured two others.

One person was killed and two others injured after a boat docked on the Hudson River exploded on Saturday, according to police.