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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

Still ongoing...... the deal is off...the boat didn't pass specs and now
Transport Canada has grabbed the boat for testing.
note: the deputy fire captain puhing for this boat was caught and almost
drowned when the boat flipped.
Montreal has ordered three of the Rosborough 'Hammer Head' style fireboats
manufactured right here in Halifax.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...eboat-tsb.html

http://www.rosboroughboats.com/professional.html