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The cold has hit. Yesterday I drained down the main engines and fresh-water system on fireboat John J. Harvey. Bilge-water sloshing, lines creaking, flashlight batteries failing ... and the poor old girl braces herself for another winter. Brrr. ...
I've always felt a bit conflicted between my blue- and white-collar worlds. But my work both on the boats and on the book have taught me that not only do I need both worlds, our country does too. And the stakes today—as doubts loom about the dollar's future...
On March 10, 1931, construction began on a new New York City fireboat—the largest and most powerful in the world. High up in the fire department, a decision was made. For the first time a fireboat would be named for a man from the ranks: John J. Harvey. On June...
The historic ships community owes The Wall Street Journal's Jesse Pesta a huge thank-you for spotlighting on a national stage the importance of maritime preservation, raising a critical question in this consumerist, throw-it-away society: What do we save and why? He...
Crew of Retired Fireboat Answers Sept. 11 Call In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the retired fireboat John J. Harvey was called back into service to fight blazes and aid survivors. Jessica DuLong, the boat's engineer and a freelance journalist, recounts this...