The 108'x35' fireboat Protector, built by Foss Maritime Co. at its Foss Seattle Shipyard, was recently delivered to the Port of Long Beach, Calif. Along with a sister vessel - Vigilance - now under construction, the Protector represents a 400% increase in firefighting power over the port's existing fireboats. The fireboat has 10 water cannons with a capacity to pump more than 41,000 gpm, or four times the output of the old fireboats. Pumping range is 600' and higher than a 20-story building. It's enough power to project water or foam "anywhere aboard the world's largest containerships and oil tankers," according to port officials.
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