Smoke II

Smoke II 'Ed Bogaert'
Type:
artificial reef, fire boat
Built:
1958, New Orleans LA USA
Specs:
( 52 ft, 34 tons )
Sponsor:
FDNY, Ann E Clark Foundation
Dedication:
Ed Bogaert
Sunk:
Friday August 8, 2008 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.829' -73°56.379'

The Smoke II was built in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1958. It was 52 feet in length, steel, pumped 2,000 gallons per minute, and was equipped with two monitors (water nozzles). The fireboat was commissioned to be used as the chief’s tender for all marine operations and served as a command post. Later it was used as a backup for Marine Unit 6, the Kevin Kane. After September 11, 2001, the Smoke II pumped water to the World Trade Center site following the attacks. The boat also transported Fire Capt. Al Fuentes from the site to a trauma center in New Jersey after he was rescued from the rubble.

Smoke II 'Ed Bogaert'
Smoke II 'Ed Bogaert'
Smoke II 'Ed Bogaert'

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Shipwreck USS Turner
Type:
shipwreck, destroyer, Bristol class, U.S. Navy
Built:
1942, Kearny NJ USA
Specs:
( 350 x 36 ft ) 1700 displacement tons, 301 crew
Sunk:
Monday January 3, 1944
munitions explosion while at anchor - 138 casualties
Depth:
55 ft

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