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Journal photo / Bill Murphy
Two of three new emergency boats spray water as they are unveiled at the Port of Providence this afternoon. The identical 34-foot boats -- one each for Cranston, East Providence and Providence -- were purchased with $1.635 million in federal money. The boats, capable of handling many types of hazards, are equipped with firefighting equipment and chemical, biological and radiological detection equipment. They can spray water up to 2,600 gallons per minute for firefighting from Narragansett Bay.
A fourth boat, for the city of Warwick, is expected next year.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Amanda Milkovits

 Tags  Narragansett Bay

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