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At Least 3 Hospitalized, Including 2-Year-Old, After Boat Catches Fire At Lake Weatherford - Weatherford, TX

8/29/2020

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At least three people, including a 2-year-old child, were taken to a hospital Saturday afternoon after a boat caught fire at Lake Weatherford, officials said.
Police said they responded to a call about a boat on fire near the Lake Weatherford marina at around 3:20 p.m.
A 2-year-old child and two women were transported by air to Parkland hospital, according to the Texas Game Warden. A man, who was the driver, suffered minor injuries and stayed at the scene.
The game warden said the boat had gotten gas at the marina and then “exploded.”
Crews are currently trying to recover the sunken boat so a thorough investigation can take place.
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Boat fire near Salty Sam’s Marina in Estero - Fort Meyers, FL

8/29/2020

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Early Saturday afternoon, a fire broke out on a 50-foot boat near Salty Sam’s Marina in Estero Bay.
A man and his dog were aboard the boat at the time but neither were injured.
The fire is now now out and the boat is considered a total loss.
Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is paying for a hotel room for the man tonight.
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U.S. Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Rescue One Person, Extinguish Two Boat Fires Near Stock Island - Stock Island, FL

8/27/2020

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The Coast Guard, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Key West Fire Rescue, and a good Samaritan extinguished two-vessel fires and rescued one person Wednesday near Stock Island.
Coast Guard Station Key West received notification of two sailing vessels on fire near Stock Island and launched a Station Key West 33-foot Special Purpose Craft—Law Enforcement crew who arrived on scene along with Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Key West Fire Rescue to assist.
The Station Key West boat crew and KWFR put out the vessel fires.
The sole person involved in the incident was rescued from the water by a good Samaritan.
“Thanks to coordinated efforts between the command center and the station, we were able to get on scene within 11 minutes of the initial call,” said Lt. j.g. Evan Sutton, Command Duty Officer at Coast Guard Sector Key West.
“Working with partner agencies as well as the boating community also contributed heavily to the successful rescue and extinguished boat fires.”
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Fire destroys shrimp boat, injures man - Broad Creek, NC

8/25/2020

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A man was transported to the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center in Chapel Hill with severe burns after his shrimp boat was destroyed by fire Tuesday.
Carteret County Fire Marshal Eddie Lewis said George Thomas Guthrie, 56, who lives near Mill Creek, and his crew were loading gear on a 35-foot shrimp boat docked at Jones Fish House off Broad Creek Loop Road when the boat exploded and caught fire. Mr. Guthrie was the only person onboard at the time of the explosion.
His father, Phillip Guthrie, was standing nearby on the dock and was reportedly thrown back when the boat exploded, but had no serious injuries, according to Mr. Lewis.
The fire marshal further said the family loaded George Guthrie into a vehicle and transported him to Carteret Health Care in Morehead City for initial treatment.
“My understanding is he was flown to the (University of North Carolina) Burn Center,” Mr. Lewis said.
There was no further word on George Guthrie’s condition as of Tuesday afternoon.
Multiple fire departments reported to the scene at about 11:20 a.m. to fight the blaze, which totally engulfed the boat. Mr. Lewis said it took about 20 minutes to get the fire under control. The boat eventually sunk at the dock.
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Boat catches fire on Lake Texoma - Lake Texoma, TX

8/22/2020

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A boat caught fire on Lake Texoma Saturday afternoon.
Troopers said it happened at Johnson’s Creek around 1:30 p.m.
A 79-year-old man from Yukon was cruising when a fire started in the engine department.
He tried to put it out but couldn’t, causing the boat to partially submerge under water.
Troopers say he was able to get to the boat ramp before the boat could sink.
The man refused medical treatment.
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6 rescued after boat catches fire near Ocean City - Ocean City, MD

8/20/2020

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Six people were rescued after their boat caught fire just south of Ocean City today, reported the Coast Guard.
The boaters were rescued by Coast Guard crewmembers and good Samaritans, according to a news release.
The owner of the 54-foot cruiser yacht, called No Filter, said that a fire had broken out on board and all six mariners were abandoning ship, about three miles south of Ocean City.
Crewmembers from the fishing vessel Smugglers Point arrived and safely rescued all six people.
Coast Guard members arrived on scene shortly after and safely transferred five people back to the station; the owner stayed behind to help with salvage operations.
No one was injured, and all six boaters were wearing life jackets.
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St. Lucie County Fire District crews extinguish boat fire at Fort Pierce City Marina - Fort Pierce, FL

8/20/2020

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St. Lucie County Fire District crews extinguished a boat fire Thursday afternoon at the Fort Pierce City Marina, a Fire District spokesperson said.
Crews were called at 2:34 p.m. to the incident in which a roughly 60-foot long vessel caught fire, Fire District spokesperson Brenda Stokes said.
The fire was out in about 30 minutes, she said.
Stokes said the cause was not immediately known and is under investigation.
The amount of damage to the boat wasn’t immediately clear.
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Three Injured In Boat Explosion At Lake Of The Ozarks Marina - Lak of the Ozarks, MO

8/17/2020

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The explosion that injured three people and destroyed a boat happened as the driver was starting the engines, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says.
A report released by the Patrol on Sunday evening gave further detail about the incident at a gas dock on the 1.8 Mile Marker. The incident reportedly occurred at Point Randall Resort, where 55-year-old Dennis Kiely, of O’Fallon, Mo., was starting the engines on his 2005 33-foot Formula, after refueling. According to the report, Kiely started the first engine, then the second engine, and after starting the second engine, the boat exploded.
Dennis Kiely was reportedly thrown from the boat into the water, sustaining minor injuries. Meanwhile, 52-year-old Debra Kiely had been standing on the dock, the Patrol reported, and she was also thrown into the water by the blast. An employee at the gas dock, 20-year-old Megan Bartels, of Montreal, Mo., sustained minor injuries but was not thrown into the water, the Patrol says.

The boat began to drift and was pushed away from the gas dock, where it burned to the waterline, according to the report. Debra Kiely was flown to University Hospital for treatment of her serious injuries. Dennis Kiely was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital, and Bartels was taken to Lake Regional by private vehicle.
The boat was towed by Lake Tow.
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Boat Catches Fire At Cutter Marina In Middle River - Middle River, MD

8/17/2020

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A boat broke out in flames in Middle River Monday night, officials said.
Fire officials said the 49-foot boat was fully engulfed in flames just before 7:30 p.m. at the Cutter Marina in the 1900 block of Old Eastern Avenue.
Firefighters placed the blaze under control just before 9 p.m.
It’s unclear if anyone was injured or if any other boats were damaged.
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3 people jump off burning boat in Lake Minnetonka - Long Lake, MN

8/17/2020

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Three people are safe after jumping off a burning boat on Lake Minnetonka and swimming to shore.
Long Lake Fire Chief James Van Eyll says the boat caught on fire around 8:20 p.m. Sunday in Smiths Bay.
Van Eyll tells the Star Tribune the two women and a man on the runabout were preparing to come in from the lake when they heard “a large pop” while trying to restart the engine.
He says after seeing the smoke, the three dove into the lake and swam to nearby docks.
The three are OK, but the boat is a total loss.
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