MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to honor Fire Island Ferries crew for July rescue

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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York
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Coast Guard to honor Fire Island Ferries crew for July rescue

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Coast Guard is scheduled to present a Public Service Award to the crew of the Fireball, a Fire Island Ferries ferry, on Tuesday, August 25.

The Fireball crew will be recognized for their heroic efforts in rescuing six people from a vessel in distress near Fire Island, New York, on July 26.

On July 26, the captain and crew of Fireball noticed a vessel in distress, sitting low in the water along their route in the Great South Bay. As the Fireball approached, the vessel suddenly capsized, tossing all six persons aboard into the water. The crew of the Fireball maneuvered the vessel in high winds and dense vessel traffic, while rigging rescue equipment. Their heroic actions resulted in the swift rescue of all six persons in the water and their safe transfer to a Coast Guard small boat.

Who: Capt. Eva Van Camp, Commanding Officer, Sector Long Island Sound, and the Fire Island Ferries Fireball crew

What: Presentation of United States Coast Guard Certificate of Merit

When: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 25

Where: Fire Island Ferries, Inc., 99 Maple Ave., Bay Shore, New York 11706

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Fire Island Ferries Director of Operations David Anderson at captdav@optonline.net or (631) 484-8650. For Coast Guard inquiries, please call (917) 703-0983.

 

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