A 30-foot sailboat caught fire in San Diego Bay on Sunday, police said.
No one was aboard the boat, which had run aground on the south side of Harbor Island Drive, not far from the upscale Coasterra Mexican restaurant.
The fire was reported about 6:10 p.m.
The boat was engulfed in flames when Harbor police officers, who are cross trained as marine firefighters, arrived on a vessel equipped with firefighting gear, Sgt. Scott Ferraioli said.
Harbor police crews and San Diego Fire-Rescue firefighters put out the fire in about 15 minutes, Ferraioli said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
No one was aboard the boat, which had run aground on the south side of Harbor Island Drive, not far from the upscale Coasterra Mexican restaurant.
The fire was reported about 6:10 p.m.
The boat was engulfed in flames when Harbor police officers, who are cross trained as marine firefighters, arrived on a vessel equipped with firefighting gear, Sgt. Scott Ferraioli said.
Harbor police crews and San Diego Fire-Rescue firefighters put out the fire in about 15 minutes, Ferraioli said.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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