Father Mychal Judge (ship)
 The Father Mychal Judge underway on 23 October 2015.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Father Mychal Judge |
| Namesake | Mychal Judge |
| Operator | NY Waterway |
| Builder | Allen Marine, Inc., Sitka, Alaska |
| Christened | February 20, 2002[1] |
| In service | March 2002 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Type | Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Capacity | 110 passengers |
The Father Mychal Judge is a NY Waterway ferry named in honor of Mychal Judge, a New York City priest who was a victim of al Qaeda's attacks on September 11, 2001.[4]
The vessel was christened in March 2002.[5] The ferry participated in the rescue of passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 that made a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River on 15 January 2009.[6][7] On April 6, 2012, her captain, Mohamed Gouda, led his crew in a second rescue of the crew of capsized barge Katherine G..
References
[edit]- ^ McQuillan, Alice (February 21, 2002). "Ferry Named For FDNY Priest". New York Daily News. Retrieved 26 July 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Father Mychal Judge - Vessel's Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Boat Specs". allenmarine.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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Antonio Antenucci, Rebecca Harshbarger (2012-04-07). "Barge tips over in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, injuring two crew members". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
His crew lowered a Jacob's ladder — a device specifically designed to pull people out of the water — and brought five people aboard his ferry, the Mychal Judge, which is named after a pastor who was killed at the Twin Towers on 9/11.
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Michael Ford (August 2002). Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero. Paulist Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780809105526. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
A New York Waterway ferry was christened Father Mychal Judge.
- ^ "Tugboat Capsizes Near Liberty Island; 3 People Rescued". CBS News. 2012-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
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"Three people rescued after barge capsizes". ABC News. 2012-04-06. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
Authorities say the Katherine G was in place at the end of the pier, that workers were in the process of loading a construction crane onto the spud barge, which is a unique barge that features 3 deck pilings.