By SARAH BRUMFIELD, Associated Press Writer BALTIMORE - A water taxi carrying 24 passengers capsized Saturday in Baltimore's Inner Harbor during a fierce rain and wind storm, leaving 10 people missing and injuring at least two others, authorities said.
Fire department spokesman Kevin Cartwright said 12 passengers were rescued, and a woman and child were injured. Divers were in the water searching for the 10 missing passengers, Cartwright said.
He said a storm with heavy rain and powerful winds that came through the city at about the time of the accident may have caused the vessel to capsize.
The accident happened at around 4 p.m. about a mile offshore.
The Inner Harbor is one of the nation's oldest seaports and draws millions of tourists every year. Water taxis ferry thousands of visitors each year to the many points on the harbor, including Fort McHenry, Fells Point and the National Aquarium.