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Fireboat, As Water Transport
A fireboat is a specialized watercraft with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats, dating to the late 18th century, were tugboats, retrofitted with firefighting equipment. Older designs derived from tugboats and modern fireboats more closely resembling seafaring ships can both be found in service today. Some departments would give their multi-purpose craft the title of "fireboat" also. [from wikipedia] |
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A fireboat in San Pedro was housed in a handsome new facility near the Los Angeles docks.
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The "Phoenix" fireboat at dock with a fog shrouded bridge behind.
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The "Phoenix" fireboat at dock in the fog.
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Beyond the "Guardian" fireboat, a bridge vanished into fog.
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A Fireboat named "Guardian" on a foggy morning in San Francisco.
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A fireboat provided a splendid background for the Olympic torch run that never happened.
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A fireboat at dock on a clear night in San Francisco.
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A fireboat escorted the Queen Mary 2 on its visit to San Francisco Bay.
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