American International Group teamed with Resolve MaritimeAcademy, broker Atlass Insurance and Roscioli Yachting Center tooffer a group of Florida firefighters training in how to fightfires in marinas, boat basins and yacht yards.
|AIG insurers more than 200 yachts of at least 80 feetworldwide.
|Below are some pictures from the October event (courtesy ofMichaelMurphy.com for AIG).
|Yacht fires are typically fought by firefighters who have beentrained and have experience in buildings and homes, but yacht fireshave unique characteristics with the tendency to spread rapidly toother yachts in crowded facilities.
|Specialized techniques are needed to fight yacht fire withwater, since a sunken ship could result in higher losses andpollution expenses.
|Eighteen firefighters from Ft. Lauderdale Fire Rescue and DavieFire Rescue received the training over three days. Theone-of-a-kind program included classroom instruction, a controlledburn simulation and a yacht facility tour.
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(left to right) Tom Jones, lead instructor of the ResolveMaritime Academy; Carl Lessard, AIG Private Client Group; ChiefDavid DiPetrillo, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue; Scott Sampher,Atlass Insurance Group; Chief Jose Rivero, Davie County FireRescue; and Rob McGinnis, Roscioli Yachting Center.
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