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 totally engulfed a 43-foot Marine Dealer boat at Manhasset Bay Marina within the wee hours of Wednesday, then unfold to a 42-foot Put up boat in an adjoining slip, the Port Washington Hearth Division mentioned in an announcement. A 58-year-old man was aboard the Put up boat, authorities mentioned.
Responders from a number of companies rushed to the scene “in single-digit temperatures” at round 12:30 a.m. Wednesday within the Village of Manorhaven, the fireplace division mentioned.
Two hoses had been prolonged a couple of thousand ft to the tip of the marina in a two-hour battle to extinguish the flames and defend the encompassing dock and boats.
A hearth 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 fireplace 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 beneath management by 2:15 a.m. and everybody had been dismissed by 3 a.m., authorities mentioned, thanking the eight companies that had responded to the dead-of-night blaze.
The Nassau County Hearth Marshall, Arson Bomb Squad and Marine Bureau had been investigating the incident. The homeowners of the 2 yachts weren’t recognized.
