Yeah, thats it

From the NYTimes:

As Opposed to Numbness, Pain Is Good

New Yorkers did not shrug. They grieved for the 10 who died on the ferry, almost as if they all knew the victims personally.

"They got retraumatized, is what happened," said Phyllis Cohen, a Brooklyn psychologist. Sept. 11 is never far from from people's minds. "Each time something happens that is a reminder of the original event, even on a smaller scale, we get traumatized all over again,"

For sure, the calamity in the harbor is special for several reasons, including a "there but for the grace of God go I" factor. But no less important is the ferry's iconic status.

"Those symbols of our city are kind of embedded in our lives in a way that we treasure," Dr. Walton said. "Any damage or injury to them or around them adds to the grief that we feel.

Yeah.