An explosion aboard a boat off the coast of Eureka on Tuesday night has sparked a large fire.
Just before midnight on Tuesday, reports started coming in over the scanner of an explosion on the docks near 1 Marina Way in Eureka.
Images from the scene show a large fire on at least one boat in the marina.

A boater was rescued over the weekend after his boat caught fire along the Ohio River.
Matt Eggers said he was fishing along the river near the Hollywood Casino and I-275 Bridge when he heard a bang and saw a man on a nearby boat calling for help.
Within seconds, Eggers said the boat was engulfed in a massive fire.
Eggers told the boat's driver, Dakota Ball, to jump onto the front deck of his boat and the two backed away from the fire.
The Lawrenceburg Fire Department and Cincinnati Fire Department showed up and extinguished the fire, which had burned for around two hours.
Eggers said both he and Ball are doing OK.
He said it's a reminder to wear life jackets because things can go wrong so quickly.

Six women suffered serious injuries after a boat exploded at a marina in Dania Beach, officials said.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the Harbour Towne Marina, at around 11:30 a.m., Saturday.
Crews arrived to find the victims suffering from second-degree burns on their upper and lower extremities.
Investigators said fuel was coming from the boat, and there were vapors in the engine when the women were preparing to go out on the vessel.
When they started the engine, officials said, there was a vapor explosion that caused a small fireball.Crews were able to put out the flames.
Paramedics transported the women to Broward Health Medical Center in serious condition. They are all expected to be OK.

Two boats sank and another was damaged in a fire at the Tickfaw Marina Thursday.
Hazmat crews were on the scene during the day to cleanup fuel and oil that spilled into the waterway around the marina, but it was contained to the area, the fire department said in a statement about the blaze.
The Springfield Fire Department said the fire was reported around 8:30 Thursday morning.  Fire districts 1, 2 and nine were dispatched to the blaze in boathouses of the marina near the Highway 22 bridge over the Tickfaw River.
There were no injuries.
The fire department did not reveal what may have sparked the blaze which appeared to destroy or damage larger, high-end boats docked at the boathouse.

Two boats at Venice Marina in Sheepshead Bay caught fire Sunday afternoon, leaving five people injured.
The FDNY says firefighters rescued the injured people from the docked boats after flames broke out around 4:30 p.m., but only one person was taken to the hospital. The extent of that person's injuries is unclear.
Videos posted to Citizen App show large plumes of smoke coming from the marina.
Fire marshals are still investigating the cause of the fire, the FDNY said, and no other information was immediately available.

Fire rescue crews spent much of the early morning Wednesday putting out a yacht that caught fire in the waters near Fort Lauderdale.
Chopper footage showed the scene near the 1500 block of Southwest 5th Court, where smoke continued to pour out of the vessel after the fire had been extinguished.
Officials have not released any information on if anyone was inside the boat at the time of the fire or how much damage the fire caused.
An investigation continues at this time.