THE FDNY FIREBOAT FIREFIGHTER (RET.) SPENT THIS WEEK END IN NEW LONDON CT. TAKING PART IN THE CONNECTICUT MARITIME FEST. THE BOAT WAS BUILT IN 1938 AND SERVED THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS. THE BOAT FOUGHT MANY LARGE AND HISTORIC FIRES OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING PUMPING WATER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO GROUND ZERO AFTER THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN 2001.