Fire Island Ferries Explained

Fire Island Ferries, Inc.
Locale:Fire Island, New York
Transit Type:Passenger, Freight & Water Taxi
Lines:8
Website:Fire Island Ferries
Hub:Bay Shore, New York
Began Operation:1948 [1]
Operator:Fire Island Ferries, Inc.

Fire Island Ferries is a passenger and freight ferry service, serving the Western communities of Fire Island, New York.[2]

History

Edward J. Mooney, who joined the company in 1948, acquired Fire Island Ferries in 1972. After Mooney's death in December 2020, his casket was taken around Great South Bay for a memorial aboard one of the company's ferry boats.[3]

Fire aboard the Fire Island Belle

On September 20, 2009, at 10:10 eastern daylight time, the passenger ferry Fire Island Belle, with 100 passengers, the vessel master, and two deckhands on board, experienced an engine room fire in the Great South Bay between Long Island and Fire Island, New York. The vessel had departed Ocean Beach, Fire Island, 10 minutes earlier, and was approximately from the dock at Fair Harbor, Fire Island, when the fire broke out.

No passengers or crewmembers were injured, and no pollution resulted. The cost of repairing the vessel was $490,000. The U.S. Coast Guard was the leadinvestigative agency in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided assistance with fire investigation and metallurgical analysis.

Destinations


Fire Island Ferry Fleet

As of May 2023, Fire Island Ferries, Inc. operates the following vessels:

Passenger Ferries:!Vessel Name!Year Built
Fire Island Miss1976
Firebird1984
Stranger1985
Voyager1997
Explorer1999
Fire Island Flyer2001
Fire Island Belle2009
Fire Island Queen2011
Fire Islander2013
Isle of Fire2019

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fire Island Ferries (@FIFerries).
  2. Web site: FireIslandFerries.com.
  3. https://bayshore.greaterlongisland.com/2020/12/31/obituary-captain-edwin-j-mooney-jr-owner-of-fire-island-ferries/ "Obituary: Captain Edwin J. Mooney Jr., owner of Fire Island Ferries"