It was about 1985. I was in the US Coast Guard stationed in NYC. I was coming back from Staten Island one night about midnight riding the Staten island Ferry. Let me tell you. The after midnight crowd on public transportation in NYC is a rough crowd and not people you fuck with unnecessarily. So just as the Ferry is leaving the pier in Staten Isl a tranny , every inch of 6'8" in heels walks up toward the bow of the boat. This was decades before Bruce Jenner lost his mind and pride and the fuckers crawled out of the wood work. They were pretty rare. Even in NYC . They blow the horn to let other boats in the area know that theyre pulling out and the tranny lets out a bloodcurdling scream" STOP THE BOAT! THEY GOT LOOSE INSIDE MEEEE!!!!!". I shit you not. The fucking mental patient starts sprinting, in heels, toward the stern of the boat. Screaming " STOP THE BOAT! STOP THE BOAT!". Now I, being a redneck of sound mind and sick sense of humor, burst out laughing. Let me tell you. The one thing you don't do in NYC is laugh at strangers on the street. In the subway. Anywhere. Well , once I broke the ice the other denizens riding the ferry after midnight laughed a little too. Then everyone got up and moved to a spot that offered some cover or concealment. Im not sure what happened to the freakazoid in heels because once those boats start moving they don't turn around. We made it to Manhatten and I split.