Don White wrote:
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On Sep 17, 11:44 pm, "Don White" wrote:
There was a bit of controversery a while back when the local fire dept
put
out a tender and decided on a fireboat from California.
A number of local boat builders, such as Rosborough, complained about
not
buying locally.
Maybe they have a
point...........http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...rescuers-saved....
Mabey your govt needs more oversight over captains that can't drive...

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Did you miss the part where the manafacturers rep was aboard?
I imagine fingers will be pointing back & forth.

a 28' fireboat?
The navy has a couple here....... not sure why the fire dept decided they
needed one now, after 259 years without one.
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1079540.html
I would hope a couple of naval architects would comment on the reasons for
the tipover. As soon as I saw a stern shot of the boat, I had a suspicion
about the cause.

More info on the new fireboat...
Seems there is only one other Firehawk 28 in operation...in a place called
Vinyard, South Carolina. They only let three people on + 2 more while
training.
Bottom line...with a minimum crew, there had better not be too many victims
waiting to be rescued by this boat.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...efighters.html




The boat is visible tippy, and with those big outboards out at the
edge...sheesh.