b'FIRE ISLAND FERRIES an eye on the man in the water while the other deckhand Stupid is as stupid does. So commented Dave Anderson ofran out of the aft side of the pilothouse to also maintain a Fire Island Ferries. What triggers an individual to have thevisual on the man. A deckhand grabbed the life ring from thought and motivation to jump off a vessel? It may be a dare,outside the wheelhouse and threw it into the water as close a monetary bet, an attempt to see how many likes or viewsaspossibletothemanoverboard,buttheliferingwas one can get on social media platforms, or for no clear reasonpushed around by the wash of the boat. at all. These individuals do not seem realize the serious impli-cations their action of rail jumping can have on themselves,The man overboard ladder was also swiftly deployed. Two their families, or other passengers and crew members. Whiledeckhands brought the ladder down to the bow and put rail jumping is not new to the team at Fire Island Ferries, onit over the port side of the boat, but the jumper swam to July 3, 2023, they experienced another rail jumping incident. the starboard side. The deckhands moved the ladder to the starboard side of the boat and one deckhand climbed down The ferry Fire Islander was heading back to the main ter- the ladder to aid the jumper. Crew members and the cap-minal from Ocean Beach. Approximately three minutestain yelled, directing the man overboard to the ladder. By away from the terminal, a deckhand heard loud screamingthis point, the man was almost standing up in the shallow from the back of the top deck. He turned to see everyonewater. Over the public announcement system, the captain standing up and a few seconds later observed two otherrepeated the command to get on the ladder. The deckhand deckhands run back into the wheelhouse. One of them an- waitedontheladdertoassistthejumper,buttheman nounced that someone had jumped overboard. The deck- climbed up the ladder of a house on the canal instead of the hands who were first aware of the jumper kept a constantdeployed ferry ladder. Once out of the water, the jumper PRECISE 360 PROPULSION PLUS FULL AUXILIARY POWERTwin Disc Marine Control Drives (MCDs) allow variable propellerMARINE speedfrom full engine output to slower than engine idlewhileCONTROL splitting main engine power to drive FiFi pumps or other auxiliaryDRIVEequipment. The MCD-2000/4000/5000 series covers extended diesel power requirements from 1680 kW (2280 HP) to 5250 kW (7130 HP)with heat dissipation capabilities up to 450 kW (610 HP).And our Veth Z-drives provide 360 thrust for optimal vessel maneuverability and positioning.If you want the ultimate in slow-speed maneuverability, highly accurate positioning and simultaneous, full-firefighting capability, specify Twin Disc and Veth Propulsion on your next tug build.VETHFor expert engineering assistance to assure your optimal product specifications Z-DRIVEand performance, contact Klaus@TwinDisc.com.31 DECEMBER 2023'