{"id":530481,"date":"2022-12-23T02:45:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T23:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/staten-island-ferry-with-almost-700-aboard-catches-fire-in-ny-harbor\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T02:45:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T23:45:56","slug":"staten-island-ferry-with-almost-700-aboard-catches-fire-in-ny-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/staten-island-ferry-with-almost-700-aboard-catches-fire-in-ny-harbor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Staten Island Ferry with almost 700 aboard catches fire in NY harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373266b1a8b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373266b1a8b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/staten-island-ferry-with-almost-700-aboard-catches-fire-in-ny-harbor\/#%E2%80%9CStaten_Island_Ferry_with_almost_700_aboard_catches_fire_in_NY_harbor%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Staten Island Ferry with almost 700 aboard catches fire in NY harbor&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStaten_Island_Ferry_with_almost_700_aboard_catches_fire_in_NY_harbor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Staten Island Ferry with almost 700 aboard catches fire in NY harbor&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>A Staten Island ferry transporting nearly 700 passengers caught fire Thursday \u2014 prompting  a massive rescue effort at the height of the evening rush hour, officials said. <\/p>\n<p>The boat was on its way to the outer borough when the fire broke out in the mechanical room shortly after 5 p.m., FDNY officials said. There were no reported injuries. <\/p>\n<p>First responders rushed to the burning boat, which had been anchored in the harbor just off the pier as firefighters fought the blaze. They contained the fire to the engine room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-057.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=442\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Staten Island Ferry passengers wear life vests.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-057.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=884 884w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-057.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=663 663w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-057.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=442 442w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-057.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=221 221w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-057.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        There were 688 passengers aboard the ferry.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\/Basilio Frusciante<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=333\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Staten Island Ferry passenger Sal Chatman Morando is live.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=666 666w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=499 499w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=333 333w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=166 166w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-062.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        A Staten Island ferry caught on fire in the middle of the harbor.                                   <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Facebook\/Sal Chatman Morando<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=332\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Staten Island Ferry passenger Sal Chatman Morando is live on Facebook\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=664 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=497 498w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=332 332w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=166 166w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-061.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        Sal Chatman Morando captured the scene on Facebook Live.                                    <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Facebook\/Sal Chatman Morando<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-065.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=332\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Staten Island Ferry passenger Sal Chatman Morando is live on Facebook.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-065.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=664 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-065.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=498 498w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-065.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=332 332w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-065.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=166 166w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-065.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        Passengers were asked to sit on the ground to brace themselves as they were pushed into the terminal.                                   <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Facebook\/Sal Chatman Morando<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 688 passengers on board were given life jackets, but only some were evacuated from the vessel into tug boats and transported to the St. George ferry terminal in Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p>Some passengers remained on board after the fire had been extinguished. They were pushed to the Staten Island terminal by another vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scare, most aboard remained calm, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LetsGoChatman\/videos\/713677576766877\">Facebook live-stream<\/a> of the evacuation shared by a passenger who stayed on board showed. Sal Chatman Morando, a Staten Island resident and Manhattan doorman, said a man had started screaming that there was \u201cheavy, heavy\u201d smoke coming from the bottom of the boat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-058.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Staten Island Ferry &quot;Sandy Ground&quot; sailing past the Statue of Liberty.\" class=\"wp-image-25109209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/staten-ferry-fire-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The fire started in the engine room, FDNY officials said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Brochstein\/SOPA Images\/S<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI thought he was crazy, I thought there\u2019s no way,\u201d Morando recounted. <\/p>\n<p>Morando was stuck on the boat for nearly two hours, he said, until it was pushed to Staten Island. 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