A vessel made nearly two decades ago in Northern New York is returning to the region to enhance public safety. The Sackets Harbor Fire Department bought a fireboat for $138,000 from a municipal agency in the Ozark Mountains. The boat was made in 2004 by MetalCraft when it operated a manufacturing facility in Clayton. The fireboat is fully equipped with three hoses, according to a story published July 5 by the Watertown Daily Times. If purchased new today, it would cost $700,000. The fireboat will be used to respond to emergencies on the water. Such situations include fires at structures on islands in the area and cottages along the water as well as water rescues, the article reported. The U.S. Coast Guard previously covered these calls, but the Sackets Harbor unit is now only available on weekends, according to the story.