'' John D. McKean '' cost $ 1.4 million . She fought a notable fire at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal , in 1991 . It was one of the fire boats , along with '' Fire Fighter '' and the retired '' John J. Harvey , '' that responded to Manhattan during the September 11th attacks to supply firefighters with water after water mains broke following the collapses . The boat helped rescue passengers from US Airways Flight 1549 , when she made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
John D. McKean (fireboat)