Francis Domini, a lisenced FDNY marine engineer, has filed a suit in New York after blowing the whistle on FDNY's fireboat safety culture. Domini claims the FDNY fails to follow the advice of lisenced mariners. Domini's suit stems from a training incident in which the fireboat: Firefighter II side-swiped its sister vessel, the 343, during rough seas. Domini states that the Firefighter II's pilot advised against the training exercise due to the rough weather and seas. Domini also claims that he was forced to "walk the plank" after failing to participate in training exercises with the new boats. The FDNY refused to comment on Domini's lawsuit and the incident in question.
The FDNY's 343 has been plauged with technical glitches and has recently been dry-docked in Connecticut, for a paint job.
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