Father Mychal Judge (ship) explained

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.^[1]

The vessel was christened in March 2002.^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]} On April 6, 2012, her captain, Mohamed Gouda, led his crew in a second rescue of the crew of capsized barge Katherine G..

Notes and References

1. News: Barge tips over in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, injuring two crew members . . 2012-04-07 . 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. . Antonio Antenucci, Rebecca Harshbarger . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412211256/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/miscue_rescue_LsM3rmhasQ6lu1FrntimaJ . 2012-04-12.
2. Book: 9780809105526. Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero. registration. Paulist Press. August 2002. 2012-04-09. A New York Waterway ferry was christened Father Mychal Judge.. 199. Michael Ford.
3. News: Tugboat Capsizes Near Liberty Island; 3 People Rescued . . 2012-04-06 . 2012-04-09 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120410222740/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/04/06/tugboat-capsizes-near-liberty-island-3-people-rescued/ . 2012-04-10.
4. News: Three people rescued after barge capsizes . https://archive.today/20130124074018/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=8610973 . live . 2013-01-24 . . 2012-04-06 . 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. .