Fire Island Ferries

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Fire Island Ferries, Inc.
LocaleFire Island, New York
WaterwayGreat South Bay
Transit typePassenger, Freight & Water Taxi
OperatorFire Island Ferries, Inc.
Began operation1948 [1]
No. of lines8
HubsBay Shore, New York
WebsiteFire Island Ferries

Fire Island Ferries is a passenger and freight ferry service, serving the Western communities of Fire Island, New York.[2]

History

Edward J. Mooney, who joined the company in 1948, acquired Fire Island Ferries in 1972. After Mooney's death in December 2020, his casket was taken around Great South Bay for a memorial aboard one of the company's ferry boats.[3]

Fire aboard the Fire Island Belle

On September 20, 2009, at 10:10 eastern daylight time, the passenger ferry Fire Island Belle, with 100 passengers, the vessel master, and two deckhands on board, experienced an engine room fire in the Great South Bay between Long Island and Fire Island, New York. The vessel had departed Ocean Beach, Fire Island, 10 minutes earlier, and was approximately 300 yards (270 m) from the dock at Fair Harbor, Fire Island, when the fire broke out.

No passengers or crewmembers were injured, and no pollution resulted. The cost of repairing the vessel was $490,000. The U.S. Coast Guard was the lead investigative agency in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided assistance with fire investigation and metallurgical analysis.

Destinations
The Fire Islander — a passenger ferry owned by Fire Island Ferries, Inc — docking in Dunewood, NY.
The Vagabond — a freight ferry owned by Fire Island Ferries, Inc — docked in Fair Harbor, NY.


Fire Island Ferry Fleet

As if 10.17.2019, Fire Island Ferries, Inc operates the following vessels:

Passenger Ferries:
Vessel Name
Fire Island Miss
Fireball
  • Year : 1981
  • Construction : Steel
  • Overall Length : 75 Feet
  • Overall Breadt : 18.3 Feet
  • Load draft : 4.8 Feet
  • Light Draft : 4.2 Feet
  • Height : 22 Feet
  • Net Tonnage : 38
  • Passenger Capacity : 298
  • Horsepower rating : 1785 [4]
Stranger
Firebird
Voyager
Explorer
Fire Island Flyer
Fire Island Belle
Fire Island Queen
Fire Islander
Isle of Fire


Fire Island Water Taxi

References
  1. "Fire Island Ferries (@FIFerries)".
  2. "FireIslandFerries.com".
  3. "Obituary: Captain Edwin J. Mooney Jr., owner of Fire Island Ferries", Greater Long Island, December 31, 2020. Accessed December 31, 2020. "Captain Edwin J. Mooney Jr., born in Teaneck, N.J., in 1929, started working for Fire Island Ferries as a deckhand after moving to Bay Shore in 1948. Twenty-four years later, in 1972, he would come to purchase the company, and proceed to grow it to Fire Island’s largest ferry provider."
  4. "FIREBALL Other Carriers (Specialized)". intelligence.marinelink.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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