Posted on 09/11/2009 2:43:47 AM PDT by knighthawk
On the anniversary of its darkest day, the FDNY is launching a state-of-the-art boat designed to quickly respond should the unthinkable happen again.
The boat "343," named after the number of Fire Department members killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, will be christened Friday in Florida and soon after move to the forefront of a fleet of boats charged with patrolling the 562 miles of city coastline.
The primary mission of the $27-million boat was born eight years ago, when the older FDNY Marine 1 - the John D. McKean - raced to the burning Trade Center and evacuated more than 200 people to New Jersey.
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