A boat fire near Hart Island resulted in one critical injury and forced nearly two dozen passengers into the water on Saturday night. Routine patrols discovered a 35-foot Carver boat ablaze, prompting emergency responders to assist. Though one individual remains in critical condition, the majority managed to swim to shore and were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The incident led to police shuttering access to City Island to support rescue operations. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, highlighting the complex nature of waterborne emergency responses.
Responding to incidents on the water is very difficult. We have to get those patients from the water or from boats onto the land and coordinate the land units and EMS units as to where...
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