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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Top NYC engineer's welding may have sparked methane on sewage boat, killing him in blast
A top city Environmental Protection engineer killed in a weekend sewage-boat explosion may have accidentally blown himself up by welding near methane, sources told The Post on Monday. An investigation into the death of Raymond Feige, 59, preliminarily found he had been welding on the sludge vessel before the blast Saturday, sources said. Methane from sewage may have got trapped in a tightly enclosed space on the ship — and ignited when it came in contact with the welding torch's flame, according to the sources. The ensuing blast hurled Feige into the Hudson River, trapping him between the sludge boat and a pier outside the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility near 135th Street in Upper Manhattan, authorities have said. Two other DEP employees were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment after the blast. The potential that the blast had been caused by a welding accident was first raised by the US Coast Guard, which tweeted the incident was 'linked to hot work aboard a dock boat.' Hot work involves processes that can produce a flame or spark, such as welding.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
New York sewage-boat explosion victim identified as veteran city engineer
A longtime New York City Department of Environmental Protection employee has been identified as the victim of the sewage-boat explosion Saturday morning on the Hudson River in New York City. Chief Marine Diesel Engineer Raymond Feige, 59, died in the explosion at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in West Harlem, the DEP said in a statement Monday. The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked. "Ray was a respected engineer and a steady, beloved colleague who will be deeply missed," DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala said. "For more than three decades, he worked at DEP in a job that is largely unseen by most New Yorkers but is critical to keeping the City running, and we are grateful for his service." The DEP said Feige started at the agency in 1991 in the marine section, where he remained for the rest of his decadeslong career with a love for working on the water and bonding with shipmates. He "brought deep technical expertise and unwavering dedication" to the city's wastewater operations, the agency said. The diesel engineer was pronounced dead at the scene after being found unconscious in the river. Another DEP employee was taken to the hospital, and a third at the scene refused medical treatment. The DEP said the explosion was caused by an accident on the boat, which is still under investigation. The agency said there appears to have been no impact on plant operations or the environment. This article was originally published on
NBC News
26-05-2025
- NBC News
New York sewage-boat explosion victim identified as veteran city engineer
The longtime New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) employee has been identified as the victim of the sewage-boat explosion Saturday morning on the Hudson River in New York City. Chief Marine Diesel Engineer Raymond Feige, 59, was the only fatality in the explosion at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in West Harlem, the DEP said in a Monday statement. The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked. "Ray was a respected engineer and a steady, beloved colleague who will be deeply missed," said DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala. "For more than three decades, he worked at DEP in a job that is largely unseen by most New Yorkers but is critical to keeping the City running, and we are grateful for his service." The DEP said Feige started at the agency in 1991 in the marine section, where he remained for the rest of his decades-long career with a love for working on the water and bonding with shipmates. The city employee "brought deep technical expertise and unwavering dedication" to the city's wastewater operations, the agency said. The diesel engineer was pronounced dead on the scene after being found unconscious in the river. Another DEP employee was taken to the hospital, and a third at the scene refused medical treatment. The DEP said the explosion was caused by an accident on the boat, which is still under investigation. The agency said there appears to have been no impact on plant operations or the environment.
New York Post
26-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
‘Beloved' NYC engineer killed in freak sewage boat blast on the Hudson, DEP says
The city worker killed in a freak raw sewage boat explosion on the Hudson River has been identified as a 'beloved' veteran New York City Department of Environmental Protection engineer. Raymond Feige, 59, died when the sludge vessel blew up at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility near 135th Street in Upper Manhattan on Saturday morning. The blast threw Feige, a chief marine diesel engineer, into the water — trapping him between the boat and pier, authorities said. 3 Raymond Feige, Chief Marine Diesel Engineer, lost his life after a waste-water treatment boat exploded on the Hudson River on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Courtesy Feige Family 3 FDNY responded to a small methane explosion on a barge boat in the Hudson River. Kevin RC Wilson /FreedomNewsTV It's still not clear what caused the blast, and investigators are continuing to work the case. 'Ray was a respected engineer and a steady, beloved colleague who will be deeply missed,' DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala said in a statement. 'For more than three decades he worked at DEP in a job that is largely unseen by most New Yorkers but is critical to keeping the city running, and we are grateful for service. Please continue to keep Ray's family and colleagues in your thoughts during this difficult time.' 3 First responders on the scene of the incident. Robert Miller Meanwhile, two other DEP employees who were working on the vessel with Feige were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment after Saturday's blast, authorities said. The boat, which was docked when the explosion ripped through its hull, had been hauling raw sewage from the city to treatment facility at the time.
