Westville Fireboat Seven was a small (24 feet (7.3 m)) fireboat operated by Westville, New Jersey.[1][2]
On September 10, 2010, both Fireboat Seven, and a larger (66 feet (20 m)) fireboat, the Independence, from Philadelphia, responded to a dock fire in Paulsboro, where the Independence caused so much damage to Fireboat Seven that the Tri-County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund determined she was a "total write-off".[1][2] Fireboat Seven had arrived first, and put the fire out, without assistance. When the Independence received orders to turn around, when it was near the dock, she reversed quickly, generating a wake so large it caused fireboat seven to alide with shore-side equipment.
Westville's insurance adjuster determined that Fireboat Seven was damaged beyond repair.[1][2][3] After a failure to reach an out-of-court settlement, Westville sued Philadelphia. Philadelphia countersued. On July 30, 2014, Westville initiated a lawsuit in Federal Court. Philadelphia finally settled, on March 31, 2016, for $117,000.
References
edit- ^ a b c Jason Laday (2014-07-28). "Westville suing Philadelphia for $140K over 2010 fire boat damage". South Jersey Times.
- ^ a b c Barbara Boyer (2014-07-30). "Westville, Phila. battle over fire boat claim". Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Jim Walsh (2016-03-31). "Westville's 'war' finally comes to an end". Courier Post.
England repelling the Spanish Armada in 1588. The United States smashing a Japanese fleet at Midway in 1942. And for the last six years, Westville and Philadelphia fighting over a fire boat.