FDNY at Fault in Deadly Fire Boat Collision Report Says
The U.S. Coast Guard determined that the FDNY boat involved in a 2022 crash that claimed a Belgian firefighter was at fault.
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The U.S. Coast Guard determined that the FDNY boat involved in a 2022 crash that claimed a Belgian firefighter was at fault.
The reckless operation of an FDNY fireboat on a pleasure cruise to the Statue of Liberty at “unsafe speed” caused the death of a visiting Belgian firefighter, according to the findings of a Coast Guard probe obtained by The Post.
The reckless operation of an FDNY fireboat on a pleasure cruise to the Statue of Liberty at “unsafe speed” caused the death of a visiting Belgian firefighter, according to the findings of a Coast Guard probe obtained by The Post.
Thomas J. Waller who piloted an FDNY fireboat involved in a fatal accident was removed from his duties in a marine unit pending the results of a Coast Guard investigation, The Post has learned.
Chief Richard Blatus was FDNY’s acting chief of operations at the time of the June 17, 2022 incident that took the life of Johnny Beernaert, a Belgian firefighter aboard the fireboat Marine 1 Bravo on a tour in the East River.