Today 291 FDNY Probationary Firefighters graduated from the FDNY Fire Academy at a ceremony held in Brooklyn. | New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

On the FDNY fire front, here's the first hour of radio traffic of tonight's boat/bridge collision and resulting MPI. Includes all other traffic from Brooklyn Dispatch channel. Second clip posted with Manhattan Dispatch excerpts. Both clips also posted at youtube.com/legeros. Recording run time 00:28:56. Google for news reports, see also NYC Fire Wire. | Legeros Fire Line

On the FDNY fire front, here's the more radio traffic of tonight's boat/bridge collision and resulting MPI. Excepts from the Manhattan Dispatch channel. Recording run time 00:11:36. Sorry for the hum, limitations of source audio. See prior posting for Brooklyn Dispatch channel traffic. Both clips also posted to youtube.com/legeros. Google for news reports, see also NYC Fire Wire. | Legeros Fire Line

At 3:05 pm today, Engine 246, Ladder 161, and Ladder 169 responded to Emmons Avenue at 23rd Street for a report of two people in the water in Sheepshead Bay. They were clinging to a dinghy that was sinking. L-161 and L-169 both deployed rescue swimmers, Firefighters Dan Palmieri and Matt Paz, who swam to the two victims in the water. Using a surfboard, they were pulled to shore. A third person who had jumped into the water to help the other two, was rescued by Marine 9 with the help of NYPD. All