Ed Trecartin of Coastal Transport in Saint John tells CHSJ News the incident is mainly a disruption to service.
He says no one was hurt and there was no danger of the ship going down.
All passengers were taken off the ferry around 10 this morning and transferred from the vessel to life-rafts.
Divers will now do an inspection of the ferry looking for any damage.
Trecartin says the ferry is tied up at Blacks Harbour and everyone is safe.
The 11am run was cancelled and they hope to be back in operation this afternoon.
For information about the Grand Manan Ferry schedule, call 642-0520.
