Father Mychal Judge (ship)

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 Father Mychal Judge underway on 23 October 2015.
History
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:
Status: in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [3]
Type: Passenger ferry
Displacement:
Length: 65 ft (20 m)
Beam: 29 ft (8.8 m)
Draft: 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Propulsion:
  • 4 × 425 hp (317 kW) 6125 Lugger diesel engines
  • 4 × Hamilton 321 water jets
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Capacity: 110 passengers

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
  1. McQuillan, Alice (February 21, 2002). "Ferry Named For FDNY Priest". New York Daily News. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. "Father Mychal Judge - Vessel's Details and Current Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. "Boat Specs". allenmarine.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. 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 2012-04-10. 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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. 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.
  6. "Tugboat Capsizes Near Liberty Island; 3 People Rescued". CBS News. 2012-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-09.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. "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.
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