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The man commandeered the fireboat, known as the John J. Harvey, by untying it from its mooring at Pier 66 off the west side of Manhattan, according to authorities.

The fire destroyed Independent Asphalt Co. and damaged Occidental Fish Company nearby but could have been catastrophic for the waterfront if not for gushers from “the highest powered fireboat in existence,” the Duwamish.

A fireboat greeted the ferry with a water display just before docking, according to silive.com.

On Tuesday morning more helicopters joined the effort to put out the fire, along with a fireboat sent by Mexico.

The fireboats from Vancouver and Portland arrived later and extinguished the fire on the second boat.