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flag New York City pays $3.5M to Belgian firefighter's family after FDNY boat crash in 2022.

flag New York City will pay $3.5 million to the family of a Belgian firefighter, Johnny Beernaert, who died after an FDNY fireboat he was on crashed into a private fishing boat in the East River in 2022. flag The Coast Guard blamed the crash on excessive speed and lack of lookout. flag The boat company and its skipper will also pay $500,000. flag The incident highlighted the misuse of FDNY boats for pleasure cruises.

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