The 35-foot patrol vessel Monitor caught fire Monday morning, Feb. 24 while at the dock at Department of Marine Resources’ Boothbay Harbor facility, DMR spokesman Jeff Nichols said Thursday, Feb. 27. No one was on board at the time, Nichols said in an email response.
The fire was reported by a DMR staff member at 8:40 a.m., was extinguished by Boothbay Harbor Fire Department and was towed to Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport, Nichols said. “The cause of the fire appears to be electrical and extent of the damage is currently unknown but it is being investigated by the state's Fire Marshal.”

Firefighters responded to a boat fire at 2495 Boat Ramp Drive, dispatch officials said.
The call came in at approximately 9:27 a.m. Monday and officials are unsure how the sailboat fire start.
No one was aboard.
After battling the sailboat fire for approximately two hours, officials report that the fire is out.

One person was displaced when a 40-foot live-aboard boat caught fire at a Back Creek marina early Saturday, fire officials said.
Annapolis, Anne Arundel and Naval Academy firefighters responded shortly after midnight to the 600 block of Chester Avenue to reports that a vessel was on fire. A team of 25 firefighters from different agencies were able to get the fire under control within 30 minutes, said Annapolis Fire Battalion Chief John Ortlieb.
A cost estimate for damage done to the site of the fire — and neighboring boats that were also damaged — was unavailable Saturday, officials said, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The boat’s resident was able to get off the boat before the fire spread, Ortlieb said. No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.

A boat has sunk after it caught fire on a Fort Lauderdale canal.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene near Southwest Fifth Court and 14th Avenue just before noon, Friday.
7SkyForce HD hovered above the scene where heavy gray smoke could be seen billowing from the charred vessel.
Multiple firefighters were seen hosing the boat with water as they stood on a dock.
No one was hurt, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

No injuries were reported after a 20-foot boat docked at Marina del Rey caught fire Saturday evening.
Firefighters were able to out the flames in about 10 minutes, according to authorities.
ADVERTISINGThe blaze was reported just after 5:30 p.m. in Basin G at the end of Mindanao Way, said Los Angeles County Fire Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This is the third fire in Marina del Ray in months. Last week, a 30-foot boat caught fire and sank as a result of the damage. There were no injuries reported.
In Dec. 2019, a 35-foot boat caught fire in the seaside community. That fire was quickly contained.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews put out a fire on the water.
The fire broke out on board a 50-foot boat at East Las Olas Boulevard and Venice Drive, Wednesday morning.
No injuries were reported, and the fire was contained in about 20 minutes.

A boat docked in Marina del Rey was heavily damaged by a fire Thursday night.

Some witnesses reported hearing what sounded like an explosion either just before or near the start of the fire, which was reported just after 9 p.m. near the 14000 block of Marquesas Way.

One boat was fully engulfed in flames. It appeared a second adjacent boat was also damaged.
A boat docked in Marina del Rey was heavily damaged by a fire Thursday night.
Los Angeles County firefighters got the flames under control and no injuries were immediately reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A couple was rescued after a boat caught on fire Friday evening in Charlotte Harbor.
The fire happened around 5:45 p.m. and the two were forced to jump from their burning boat with life jackets, sending crews from five different agencies to rescue them and put out the flames. 
Charlotte County Fire and EMS responded along with FWC, Cape Coral Marine 7, Charlotte County deputies and Lee County deputies. 
Charlotte County Fire and EMS rescued the couple when they arrived on the scene. 
FWC is now leading the investigation. They're still working to find out what caused the fire, but they said both people who jumped are okay. 
"You never know when a situation like this is going to happen," said Captain Andrew Hamilton, a barge captain from Bokeelia. 
FWC has not released the names of the people on board.

Arizona sheriff's deputies say three people managed to escape safely after their new speedboat caught fire Saturday at Lake Havasu.
The Mohave County Sheriff's Department said a family on the western Arizona lake were out for their time with the boat when they noticed a fire in the back. 
The three jumped into the water and were uninjured. 
The sheriff's department said the boat was a total loss, with damage estimated to be more than $100,000.