Considering her service years, this might have been one of the fireboats that responded to the fire aboard the Normandie. The fireboats, under control of a different branch of the firefighting service, refused to quit pouring water into the Normandie, until it ultimately capsized in its berth. If this was one of those fireboats, I'd say justice was served by its ultimate fate.
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Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard Gallery: Wrecks