Staten Island Ferry workers were never trained on the unique fuel system on the city’s new $300 million Ollis-class fleet before a fire broke out in the Sandy Ground’s engine room, the …
However, the union said that the city never told it the fuel system on the $300 million trio of new 4,500-passenger ships — two of which were put into service last year — was different from the city’s other ferryboats, let alone train them on how to use it.The Mariners Engineers’ Beneficial Association told City Council members and the National Transportation Safety Board said a valve was mistakenly shut down.
“There was a push to put these vessels into service to celebrate the fact that we had these new vessels,” Rexha said, adding that the city haphazardly tried to train union members while the boat was already carrying passengers.
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