Three people were hospitalized, including a man who was struck in the head with a bottle, and more than 1,000 passengers were evacuated, the authorities said.
Two men were stabbed and another was hit in the head with a bottle on a crowded party boat in Brooklyn on Saturday evening, the authorities said.
The men were hospitalized with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, police and fire officials said.
The police said the attacks forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 passengers from the boat, a cruise ship called the Cornucopia Majesty, which was docked at Pier 4 at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
A 32-year-old man was stabbed in the torso, a 40-year-old man was stabbed several times in the chest and abdomen, and a 28-year-old man was hit in the head with a bottle, the police said. All three men were taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.
The stabbings happened just after 5 p.m., the police said. No arrests had been made as of Saturday night, and it was unclear how many attackers had been involved.
The police said they believed that a dispute had escalated into a physical altercation, but that the events leading up to the stabbings were still under investigation.
Just before 8 p.m., the group that organized the party, BYFAR Entertainment, posted a statement to social media.
“Unfortunately, a crime scene developed by the pier, which has caused the postponement of the night event,” the company said. “We will have updates on a later date so just hold on tight with us while we sort everything out. BYFAR Entertainment has always been a beacon of safe events in New York City and this rare occurrence has never been the norm with us.”
In the hours before the fight, the Cornucopia Majesty had hosted a party.
Passengers said in interviews that they had enjoyed dancing, eating and drinking rum aboard the ship, but by early evening, they were standing confused on the pier, surrounded by police cruisers and ambulances.
Glendon Thomas, 29, a resident of New Jersey, said he and several friends realized a fight had broken out on the ship only after they disembarked.
“I saw a guy laying on his friend,” he said, adding that the friend appeared to have a wound on his chest.
Kevaun Whitely, who lives in Brooklyn, said the fight had broken out as a large crowd of rowdy partygoers — many of whom had been drinking alcohol — attempted to disembark through the same door.
“It was like a stampede,” Mr. Whitely, 27, said.
The police kept Mr. Whitely and several other people on board the ship for hours as they checked identification, he said.
“I’m glad we got out safe,” he said, adding, “I hope nobody passed away from all this craziness.”
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