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Chicago Fire Department fireboat Christopher Wheatley (2015). The Christopher Wheatley is a fireboat delivered to the Chicago Fire Department in 2011. [1] [2] [3] When she was delivered in April 2011, she was the first new fireboat to serve the city in sixty years.
Joseph Medill Fireboat 1967 In 1908 the City of Chicago operated a fleet of large steam-powered fireboats, but by the end of the 20th Century they had largely been replaced by smaller, faster, less powerful vessels. As an important port city, Chicago has operated dedicated fireboats since 1877. [1] [2] In 1986, the Chicago Tribune offered a ...
2023 – Port Newark disaster, cargo ship catches fire in Newark, New Jersey — 2 firefighters killed. 2023 – MV Fremantle Highway caught fire off the coast of the Dutch island of Ameland around 11.45 pm on 25 July 2023 while en route from Bremerhaven, Germany, due to arrive in Egypt's Port Said on 2 August 2023.
The fire started in the crew area of the ship but it’s not immediately clear what caused the fire, the spokesperson said, adding that the vessel will continue on its journey as scheduled ...
The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire.
Crew on board the world’s largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas, were called on to tackle a fire this week as the gigantic vessel was berthed in a port in Mexico.
Chicago fire boat Victor L. Schlaeger. The Victor L. Schlaeger was a fireboat operated by the Chicago Fire Department from 1949 to 2010. [1] While the city of Chicago had once operated nine powered fireboats, in the early 20th century, towards the end of her working life the Schlaeger was Chicago's sole large fireboat.
A sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward (i.e., near the bow of the boat) Clipper A fast multiple-masted sailing ship, generally used by merchants because of their speed capabilities Coastal defense ship A vessel built for coastal defense Cog Plank built, one mast, square rigged, 12th to 14th century, superseded the ...