Fire and rescue – Professional Mariner

07 Jul

Surfacing whale sinks response boat in Raritan Bay

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsFire and rescue, safety

(CARTERET, N.J.) — On July 4, at approximately 4:30 p.m. while conducting a regional special operations marine security detail for the New York/New Jersey Port area, Carteret Fire Department Marine Unit 2 was involved in a serious marine incident while returning to Carteret waters. CFD Marine 2 was violently struck beneath the stern by a surfacing whale that breached the…

06 Jul

Moose Boats response cat to serve San Francisco airport

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsFire and rescue, shipbuilding

(VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered an M1-46 fire-rescue catamaran to the San Francisco Fire Department’s Airport Division. This will be the second M1 that the San Francisco International Airport will have available for emergency calls in the waters surrounding the runways. While many of the systems have been upgraded from the previous Moose Boats vessel, the platform and…