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| Locale | Fire Island, New York |
|---|---|
| Waterway | Great South Bay |
| Transit type | Passenger, Freight & Water Taxi |
| Operator | Fire Island Ferries, Inc. |
| Began operation | 1948 [1] |
| No. of lines | 8 |
| Hubs | Bay Shore, New York |
| Website | Fire Island Ferries |
Fire Island Ferries is a passenger and freight ferry service, serving the Western communities of Fire Island, New York. [2]
Edward J. Mooney, who joined the company in 1948, acquired Fire Island Ferries in 1972. After Mooney's death in December 2020, his casket was taken around Great South Bay for a memorial aboard one of the company's ferry boats. [3]
On September 20, 2009, at 10:10 eastern daylight time, the passenger ferry Fire Island Belle, with 100 passengers, the vessel master, and two deckhands on board, experienced an engine room fire in the Great South Bay between Long Island and Fire Island, New York. The vessel had departed Ocean Beach, Fire Island, 10 minutes earlier, and was approximately 300 yards (270 m) from the dock at Fair Harbor, Fire Island, when the fire broke out.
No passengers or crewmembers were injured, and no pollution resulted. The cost of repairing the vessel was $490,000. The U.S. Coast Guard was the lead investigative agency in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided assistance with fire investigation and metallurgical analysis.
| Vessel Name | Year Built | Shipbuilder | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Island Miss (alternates as freight) | 1976 | Blount Boats [4] | Captain Patterson |
| Firebird (Engine swapped from Detroit v12 two strokes to John Deere inline 6, 4 strokes) | 1983 | Blount Boats [4] | Firebird |
| Stranger | 1985 | Gulf Craft [5] | |
| Voyager | 1990 | Gulf Craft [5] | Firebird |
| Explorer (engine Swap from DD V12 to JD engine) | 1991 | Gulf Craft [5] | Firebird |
| Fire Island Flyer | 2001 | Blount Boats [4] | Firebird |
| Fire Island Belle (Engine Swap from series 60 to JD Engines) | 2009 | Blount Boats [4] | Firebird |
| Fire Island Queen | 2011 | Gladding Hearn [6] | Firebird |
| Fire Islander | 2013 | Blount Boats [4] | Firebird |
| Isle of Fire | 2019 | Blount Boats [4] | Firebird |
| Vessel Name | Year Built | Shipbuilder |
|---|---|---|
| Vagabond | 1978 | Blount Boats [7] |
| America | 2002 | Derecktor Shipyards [7] |
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| Vessel Name | Category | Year Built | Shipbuilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albatross | Pushboat | ||
| Cormorant | Pushboat | ||
| Eagle | Pushboat | Miller Marine | |
| Fire Island Maid | Multi-purpose vehicle ferry (Ro-Pax) | 2023 | Metal Shark [8] |
| Gannet | Pushboat | ||
| Pelican | Pushboat | ||
| Osprey | Barge | ||
| Osprey II | Pushboat | ||
| Turtle | Multi-purpose vehicle ferry (Ro-Pax) | 2016 | Miller Marine |
This article incorporates public domain material from Marine Accident Brief MAB-10-02 (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board.