User:Geo Swan/Westville fireboat seven

Westville Fireboat Seven was a small (24 ft) fireboat operated by Westville, New Jersey.

On September 10, 2010, both Fireboat Seven, and a larger (66 ft) 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". 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. 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.