Fire Island Ferries


Fire Island Ferries is a passenger and freight ferry service, serving the Western communities of Fire Island, New York.

History

Edward J. Mooney, who joined the company in 1948, acquired Fire Island Ferries in 1972. After Mooney's death in December 2020, his casket was taken around Great South Bay for a memorial aboard one of the company's ferry boats.

Zee Line Ferry Acquisition

South Bay Water Taxi Acquisition

Fire aboard the ''Fire Island Belle''

On September 20, 2009, at 10:10 eastern daylight time, the passenger ferry Fire Island Belle, with 100 passengers, the vessel master, and two deckhands on board, experienced an engine room fire in the Great South Bay between Long Island and Fire Island, New York. The vessel had departed Ocean Beach, Fire Island, 10 minutes earlier, and was approximately from the dock at Fair Harbor, Fire Island, when the fire broke out.
No passengers or crewmembers were injured, and no pollution resulted. The cost of repairing the vessel was $490,000. The U.S. Coast Guard was the lead
investigative agency in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board provided assistance with fire investigation and metallurgical analysis.

Destinations

  • Kismet
  • Saltaire
  • Fair Harbor
  • Dunewood
  • Atlantique
  • Ocean Beach
  • Seaview
  • Ocean Bay Park

Fire Island Ferry Fleet

Passenger Ferries

Freight Ferries

Fire Island Water Taxi

Fire Island Marine Services

Fleet

Vessel NameCategoryYear builtShipbuilder
AlbatrossPushboat
CormorantPushboat
EaglePushboatMiller Marine
Fire Island MaidMulti-purpose vehicle ferry 2023Metal Shark
GannetPushboat
PelicanPushboat
OspreyBarge
Osprey IIPushboat
TurtleMulti-purpose vehicle ferry 2016Miller Marine