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Fishing boat burns off Oregon coast near Manzanita, Good Samaritan rescues sole occupant - Manzanita, OR

6/18/2022

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A fishing boat caught fire along the Oregon coast near Manzanita Beach on Saturday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The one person who was on board the boat was rescued from the water by a Good Samaritan, according to the Coast Guard. They were transferred to a USCG boat and taken to the shore, "with no medical concerns."
The initial call came in at about 6:30 a.m., indicating the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel was on fire about two miles west of Manzanita Beach.
The boat had burned down to the waterline by about 1:30 p.m. and was still smoldering, having drifted to about a mile out from Nehalem Bay State Park.
The Coast Guard said crews were keeping a 1000-yard safety zone around the burning boat. They will continue to monitor the situation.
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Boat burned in Piscataqua River near New Castle - New Castle, NH

6/18/2022

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A boat burned in the Piscataqua River Saturday near New Castle, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
New Hampshire Marine Patrol said they heard about a 70-foot boat on fire near Little Harbor in New Castle on the Piscataqua River.
The 2007 Marlow named "Elusive" was heading towards Wentworth Marina when it started filling up with smoke, according to passengers.
The Coast Guard said the people on the boat were evacuated safely by a Good Samaritan.
Marine Patrol said three people and two family dogs jumped into the water and were recovered.
Jarrod Tubbs, 33, of Jupiter, Florida, Arthur Watson, 67, and Diane Watson, 57, both of New Canaan, Connecticut were treated and released from Portsmouth Hospital, Marine Patrol said.
They were initially treated for minor injuries at Wentworth Marina by New Castle Fire Dept. and Newington Ambulance, according to the Portsmouth Fire Dept.
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3-year-old badly burned after boat catches fire on land in Pace - Santa Rosa County, FL

6/15/2022

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A 3-year-old boy was badly burned after a boat caught fire on land in Pace on Sunday.
Santa Rosa County says the incident happened on the 4100 block of Sheridan Drive. The boy suffered burns to 40 percent of his body and was taken by helicopter to a burn center in Alabama.
The family tells Channel 3 the boy has since been moved to Shriner’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas.
Pace Fire Department was the primary responder.
Lifeguard Ambulance and the State Fire Marshal were also called to the scene.
The State Fire Marshal is investigating how the boat caught fire.
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Bay sees second major marina fire in 3 days - Kent County, MD

6/13/2022

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Just three days after a fire at Podickory Point marina on the Bay’s Western Shore destroyed two boats and damaged three more, a large marina fire broke out at Great Oak Landing Marina on the Eastern Shore.
On Sunday around 2 a.m., a 42-foot powerboat caught fire at the dock on Fairlee Creek in Kent County, Md. The Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company says the boat was at the very end of an 800-foot pier, the longest at the marina.
Two people were sleeping aboard the boat, according to the VFD. They briefly tried to control the fire with a portable fire extinguisher, but quickly thought better of it due to conditions and safely evacuated the boat. Multiple local fire companies responded, and fire boats arrived after land-based crews.
Due to the length of the pier, firefighters had to stretch by hand 800 feet of fire hose to the end of the pier. The VFD notes that some of the piers at Great Oak Landing have a firefighter “standpipe”, a piping system that fire crews can hook up to. But this pier does not have a standpipe.
As firefighters sprayed water on the burning boat, Chestertown VFD says, “It’s believed the vessel’s fuel cell was compromised. Before being driven back by hose streams, a large fire ball ensued which briefly engulfed several firefighters.” Thanks to their safety equipment, none of the firefighters was injured.
Fire boats arrived and knocked down the remaining fire, but the extensive fire damage and water needed to extinguish the fire sank the boat in its slip. Luckily there were no boats in nearby slips so the fire did not spread to other vessels.
The fuel cell damage and sinking caused a diesel fuel leak that the Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company responded to with 300 feet of harbor boom. The Maryland Department of the Environment was notified.
The fire took 35 firefighters three hours to contain, with crews coming from Rock Hall, Betterton, Kent and Queen Anne’s counties, along with fire boats from Cecilton and on the Western Shore, Bowleys Quarters and Baltimore County’s Marine Emergency Team 21 . The Maryland State Fire Marshals Office is investigating the cause, but the investigation can’t be completed until the sunken boat is raise from underwater.
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One rescued from shrimp boat fire near Fort Pike State Historic Site - New Orleans, LA

6/2/2022

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A shrimp boat burst into flames Thursday morning near Fort Pike State Historic Site
in New Orleans.
One person was rescued from the boat.
Kirk Jacobs, Chief Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department, said the person rescued was the only one on the boat.
The Coast Guard also responded to the fire.
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Life jackets save family after boat fire on Lake LBJ - Burnet County, TX

6/1/2022

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A family of four jumped ship in the middle of Lake LBJ on May 29 when their vessel erupted in flames. The family was rescued by fellow boaters, said Dan Gower, chief of the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department. Life vests saved the family, Gower said, who overheard the father giving his children one of the best boating safety tips a person can learn.
“The father told his two sons, ‘This is why we wear life jackets all the time,” the chief said. “That’s a big lesson right there because you never know when you’ll end up in the water.”
Sunrise Beach VFD responded to a report of a boat fire on Lake LBJ at about 4 p.m. Sunday. 
“The dad said the engine suddenly blew, and there was a fire,” Gower said. “They all had life jackets on, so they abandoned ship.”
Other boaters in the vicinity of the blaze picked up the four and brought them to shore. 
“And, as it typically happens, folks on (personal watercraft) came by and began spraying water on the fire,” Gower said. 
Due to the size and maneuverability of personal watercraft, the drivers can splash water in a manner that can put out small craft fires. 
When Sunrise Beach VFD crew members arrived on the scene in their boat, they finished off the fire and towed the damaged craft to shore.
“It was a total loss,” Gower said.
The mother suffered from burns. Hamilton EMS, which provides emergency medical services to much of Llano County, treated her on the scene before CareFlite transported her by helicopter to an Austin-area hospital.
“It could have been so much worse,” Gower said. “It was rough out on the lake. There was a lot of boat traffic. It just shows how important wearing a life jacket is.”
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