Homeless migrant Juan Hernandez busted for taking historic NYC fireboat on wild joyride down Hudson River: cops

Now he is above the stream. A 22-year-old immigrant was arrested aboard a historic fireboat during a rough journey down the Hudson River before becoming stranded and hopping onto a yacht in Manhattan, police and sources said. Juan Hernandez, a homeless man from Ecuador, began wading on the former FDNY-owned John J. Harvey vessel around […]
FDNY blamed in Coast Guard report for fatal fireboat collision

Reckless maneuvering and “dangerous speed” of an FDNY fireboat during a scenic cruise to the Statue of Liberty led to the death of a visiting Belgian firefighter, according to Coast Guard findings obtained by the newspaper. The fatal accident with a civilian fishing boat occurred on the night of June 17, 2022, as the sole […]