John J Harvey Fireboat

The picture above is of the Fireboat John J Harvey which is now out of service. The boat was named after JJ Harvey who died while fighting a fire in NYC aboard the Fireboat Thomas Willett in Feb 11 1930. The fire was onboard the North German Lloyd liner Muenchen docked at Pier 42 Morton Street, North River. The pilot of the Willett (JJ Harvey) was swept overboard when an explosion on the Muenchen sent a large piece of scrap through the pikot house and died as a result. All other swept overboard survived.

This boat was saved from the scrapyard and still sails the waters. There are numerous ways to support the restoration projects for these old war horses. Visit the Fireboat website through my link above.