MetalCraft Marine’s Kingston, Ontario, shipyard has completed what it calls a “behemoth” of a fireboat for the Kuwait Fire Service, whose director, General Mosa Ackbar set the basic requirements for the vessel. He needed very high towers that could shoot huge volumes of water over and across the high decks of oil carriers. Kuwait exports approximately 2,000,000 barrels of oil per day and, as oil fires are very hard to put out, the boat would need a massive amount of petroleum extinguishing foam.
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US Navy Lied To Congress In Fireboat Report Signed By Secretary Del Toro
The US Navy has used a trail of misinformation to stonewall Congress and divert funding from working ships to naval aviation and expensive/sexy warships like the failed USS Zumwalt. By…
https://gcaptain.com/us-navy-lied-congress-fireboat-report-secretary-del-toro/
New Hamburg fire vessels are versatile as well as green
Damen Shipyards has handed over twin plug-in hybrid firefighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) that is tasked with implementing low-emission shipping in the city.
With 315 kWh of battery capacity, the state-of-the-art, plug-in hybrid vessels are capable of extended, fully-electric, emissions-free operations in and around the Port of Hamburg.
One, the Prag, will be operated by Hamburg’s fire service while the other, Dresden, will support the HPA, the...
Dear Admiral Kitchener: San Diego Urgently Needs A Fireboat
It has been well over 200 years since the first fireboat proved her effectiveness, but when one of the US Navy’s largest ships caught fire in the Navy’s most important port last year, there wasn’t a single fireboat available to help.
Metal Shark building custom 70′ fireboat for Florida
Shipbuilder Metal Shark is significantly expanding its presence in the fireboat market with a diverse range of fireboats currently in production for multiple customers. Most notably, the company has announced a custom 70 Defiant fireboat to be built for Canaveral Fire Rescue, Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The new Canaveral fireboat is a 70’x22′ welded aluminum monohull pilothouse vessel designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team utilizing a military-proven hull form. The vessel features a...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-building-custom-70-fireboat-for-florida/
Construction of purpose-built fireboats growing
The fireboat market has been surging over the last year, with eight North American fireboat builders filling orders for a variety of domestic and international customers.
The reason, according to several manufacturers, is that smaller communities, many with the help of federal port security grants as well as increased state and municipal funding, are ordering purpose-built fireboats for the first time. In addition, repeat customers in need of larger vessels have spurred design innovations at...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/construction-of-purpose-built-fireboats-growing/
MetalCraft Marine delivers new fireboat to Kuwait
MetalCraft Marine Inc. (MCM) has delivered its 18th NFPA Type III fireboat in 14 years.
In 2015 the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) ordered its first FireStorm 50′, along with a 50′ STLC landing craft support craft. The KFSD liked the FireStorm 50′ so much, they bought two more in 2016. The KFSD has now received its fourth FS50.
The new FS-50 has the very latest in technology available for fire fighting and search and rescue. This is the first FireStorm powered by Volvo D13 1,000-hp twin...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-new-fireboat-to-kuwait/
Lake Assault delivers new fireboat to Georgia’s Lake Rabun
The Rabun County Fire Services, located in the northeast corner of Georgia, has placed a 26′ Lake Assault Boats fireboat into service on Lake Rabun, an 835-acre reservoir with 25 miles of shoreline. The new craft provides fire suppression and emergency response services for homeowners, visitors, and Georgia Power facilities located on the lake.
The fireboat can quickly transport water into a network of standpipes located along the shoreline — that were furnished by neighborhood homeowners’...