In the afternoon  of June 24, 1924, the Egremont Castle, a 9,000-ton capacity oil ship of the Union Castle line was being loaded when the ship’s winch seized while lowering a 100-gallon drum of gasoline causing its load suddenly jerk upwards....

Engine 279 / Ladder 131 are affectionately known as the Happy Hookers.  Here is their  Instagram page  and their Facebook page For more on the companies' history see Dispatcher 350 Mike Boucher's  Red Hook And It’s Fire...

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