Broad Channel resident celebrates Memorial Day working on the "Baylander"

Erin Nolan and Victoria Mahon provide visitors to Baylander with a tour and history of the ship. 

While the rest of us will be on Cross Bay Boulevard enjoying our town's Memorial Day Parade Victoria Mahon of West 12th Road Broad Channel and her friend, Erin Nolan, will be busy working as weekend tour guides aboard the 
Baylander IX14 which is currently berthed at the Pier 5 Promenade 
in Brooklyn Bridge Park. 

The "Baylander IX14", pictured above, is a Vietnam era (circa 1968) coastal supply vessel later used to train helicopter pilots on marine landings is currently docked at Pier 5 in the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina and is open to the public on weekends.

For more information about "Baylander IX14" and other events at Brooklyn Bridge Park, click here.