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Benito LaFauci, chief mate of the Grande Costa D’Avorio, broke down in sobs, telling relatives of two NJ firefighters who died battling a blaze last summer aboard the cargo ship that he and the crew “are broken” over the deaths.
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Federal investigators will begin several days of hearings on Wednesday into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters last summer at one of the busiest U.S. seaports. The Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the July 5 blaze in which the Italian-owned Grande Costa d’Avorio caught fire in Port Newark. Newark fire Captains Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr. died while fighting the blaze.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Federal investigators will begin several days of hearings on Wednesday into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters last summer at one of the busiest U.S. seaports. World News | Investigative Hearings Set to Open into Cargo Ship Fire That Killed 2 New Jersey Firefighters.
Federal investigators are conducting hearings into a dockside cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters last summer at Port Newark, officials say.