'Father Mike' Ferry Helps Fight Fire

A New York Waterway ferry named for the beloved FDNY chaplain who died as he gave last rites to World Trade Center victims helped the Bravest extinguish a car fire yesterday. Capt. Mike Pasalau had "The Father Mychal Judge" in service on the East River at 2 p.m. when he saw a car on fire on the FDR Drive near the United Nations.

Pasalau radioed to Capt. Francisco Esperon on another Waterway ferry, and then the pair pulled up to the seawall and passed their hoses to firefighters.

"I think Father Mike would have been proud," said Pasalau.