22 injured when cruise ship crashes into St. Lawrence seaway lock in Massena, New York

Authorities say 30 people aboard a cruise ship have been injured when the vessel crashed into a wall while entering a lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway in upstate New York. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 286-foot Saint Laurent was headed from Montreal to Toronto when it hit a wall in the Eisenhower Lock in Massena, near the Canadian border, around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. There were 274 French passengers and crew aboard.

A cruise ship taking European tourists to Ontario, Canada, crashed into a wall while entering a lock on the St. There were 273 people on board, including 81 crew members and 192 passengers who are mainly French and Swiss nationals.The ship's operator, Miami-based FleetPro, said 19 passengers and three crew members were treated at Massena Memorial Hospital and released. The agency that operates the international shipping route said seven commercial vessels are backed up in the seaway because of the accident. There was no immediate estimate on when the lock would reopen.FleetPro, formerly International Shipping Partners, said all shipboard services are fully functional for passengers. Lawrence River and the seaway.