NEW YORK -- The city will pay $6.5 million to a man who lost a leg in a 2003 ferry crash, lawyers said Wednesday.

Shriram "Sam" Agni, 61, and the city reached the settlement more than four years after his right leg was crushed when the Andrew J. Barbieri ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island slammed into a concrete pier, killing 11 people and leaving dozens of passengers maimed and injured. The city's Law Department and Agni's lawyer Anthony Bisignano confirmed the agreement.

"We believe this was a fair and reasonable settlement in all parties' best interest," the Law Department said in a statement. "We hope it will bring a measure of solace to Mr. Agni."

The settlement comes as the city is appealing a federal ruling last year by a judge who refused to let the city limit damages on cases it had not settled to $14.4 million, the value of the boat. The appeals panel hearing the case showed little patience with a city lawyer during arguments last month.

The city has settled all but 63 of 186 personal injury claims for a total of more than $34 million, the department said. Five other claims were dropped after they were incorporated into other cases.

Other victims have received a range of awards, including $3 million for the estate of a woman who died in the crash and about $9 million each to a man and a woman who lost both their legs.

Ferry pilot Richard Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison for passing out at the helm of the vessel before it crashed. Former ferry director Patrick Ryan received a year and a day for not enforcing a rule requiring two pilots to operate ferries during docking.

Agni, a Staten Island resident, had been commuting home from work on Oct. 15, 2003, when the ferry crashed. The state employee returned to work a year after the crash, his lawyer said, adding: "His positive attitude is a tribute to his work ethic and family values."