Coast Guard presents awards to agencies involved in evacuation of the Sandy Ground ferry due to fire

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03/09/2023 04:52 PM EST

The Coast Guard presented Public Service Commendations and Certificates of Merit Thursday at the Whitehall Terminal in Manhattan to the New York City Police and Fire Departments, and to the ferry and tug operators and crew who helped evacuate hundreds of passengers off the Sandy Ground, a Staten Island ferry, due to a fire aboard the ship in Dec. 2022. Click the link below to read more.