Capt. Zeita Merchant, Captain of the Port of New York and Jersey, discusses response operations to a fire on the motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio with members from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, Gallagher Marine Systems and multiple state and area agencies in Port Newark, New Jersey, July 6, 2023. Marine fire fighting specialists are actively conducting fire suppression both from the pier and on the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dan Henry)