CFD Fast Rescue Boat 6-8-8

[werinshades]

Those of you attending the Air & Water Show may see this newest apparatus. It's docked at the DuSable Harbor at Randolph & Lake Shore Drive. They will respond to any boating emergency or water rescue. Went in service Tue. Aug. 11th...i've heard them quite a bit, as we've had alot of water related emergencies lately.

[RADIOGUY2002]

Has anyone got pictures of it yet? Is it on the 5-11 club website?

[chgomonitor]

CFD688 at the show - Ted

[chgomonitor]

Moves right along, too.

[werinshades]

Nice pictures Ted! They responded to an incident on the Sanitary & Ship Canal yesterday (31st Western), and were able to assisit two people out of the water. Nice to see CFD get a speed boat after all these years.

[ctadam12]

COOL! I was wondering what that was when I was on watch (USCG) Saturday and heard them on the radio. We never get updated on things like this. Does an engine company man 6-8-8? Does it have FF capability?

[RADIOGUY2002]

Thats a pretty cool shot, and I'm loving the boat. A speed boat is a new direction, but I can see its many benefits. FF Capabilities would slow it down a tad I think, to supply a feed line, but then again after carefully looking at the picture it appears to have a deck gun of types.

[KB9LIQ]

Did they take the divers out of the helo's for the boat?

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by ctadam12

COOL! I was wondering what that was when I was on watch (USCG) Saturday and heard them on the radio. We never get updated on things like this. Does an engine company man 6-8-8? Does it have FF capability?

Manned by members of the Air-Sea-Rescue Unit. Yes, as noted, deck gun for firefighting. They respond to boat fires as well.