One man was hospitalized Wednesday after two yachts burst into flames and sank in Manhasset Bay off Lengthy Island’s Port Washington, authorities mentioned.
The fireplace absolutely engulfed a 43-foot Marine Dealer boat at Manhasset Bay Marina within the wee hours of Wednesday, then unfold to a 42-foot Submit boat in an adjoining slip, the Port Washington Fireplace Division mentioned in a press release. A 58-year-old man was aboard the Submit boat, authorities mentioned.
Responders from a number of businesses rushed to the scene “in single-digit temperatures” at round 12:30 a.m. Wednesday within the Village of Manorhaven, the hearth division mentioned.
Two hoses have been prolonged a few thousand ft to the top of the marina in a two-hour battle to extinguish the flames and defend the encompassing dock and boats.
A fireplace division marine unit was “able to secure one of the boats as it drifted out of the marina,” the division mentioned. “Both boats eventually sank.”
The boat the hearth originated on was empty, however the man from the neighboring boat was taken to a neighborhood hospital with smoke inhalation and burns, the division mentioned, noting, “There were no other civilian or firefighter injuries.”
The fireplace was underneath management by 2:15 a.m. and everybody had been dismissed by 3 a.m., authorities mentioned, thanking the eight businesses that had responded to the dead-of-night blaze.
The Nassau County Fireplace Marshall, Arson Bomb Squad and Marine Bureau have been investigating the incident. The homeowners of the 2 yachts weren’t recognized.
