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The USS Freedom is a new generation warship called a Littoral Combat Ship. The ship is designed to fight near shorelines and in confined waterways. The 377-foot Freedom is a prototype that weighs 3,000 tons and carries a crew of 40 sailors. Metro Fire Boat 1 serves over 2 million residents, 84 miles of oceanside coastline, 22 miles of beaches, 67 miles of inland waterways, and 5.5 miles of the Miami River commercial waterway. For more information, please contact MDFR's Media and Public Relations Bureau at 786-331-5200.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's (MDFR) Metro Fire Boat 1had the honor and privilege of escorting the United States naval warship USS Freedom through Government Cut early this morning. Metro Fire Boat 1 performed a water cannon salute as it led the warship into the United States Coast Guard station on Miami Beach.
Miami-Dade County is home to more than 50 public and private marinas, more than 7 public boat ramps and thousands of private docks. In addition to recent maritime incidents such as plane crashes in Government Cut and Maule Lake, the SS Norway explosion at the Port of Miami, the MV Ecstasy fire, multiple boat crashes, and river ship and yacht fires, the county experiences countless other waterway EMS-related incidents on a daily basis. Events such as Lobster Mini-Season, Columbus Day Regatta, Miami Boat Show, and Offshore Racing Championships draw thousands of people into areas that are only accessible by boat or helicopter. The vessel responds to marine fires of all sizes from shipboard to marinas. It also provides search-and-rescue, emergency medical services, and dive rescue capabilities from Aventura waters to southern Biscayne Bay.