LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLA. (WSVN) - A fire broke on the water in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.
Pompano Beach Fire Rescue units were called out when flames erupted on a 40-foot-boat, just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
Firefighters arrived to find the vessel, which was docked behind a home on South Tradewinds Avenue, completely engulfed.
Crews were able to put out the flames quickly, preventing them from spreading.
“It’s a total loss, so right now it’s sitting on the bottom, the boat’s totaled,” said Sea Tow Captain Jonathan Lapadula. “We’re containing a fuel leak; we actively have a diver in the water putting float bags on it, so we will get the vessel up righted, refloated and taken to a haul-out facility.”
According to officials, it was an electrical fire that caused all of the damage.
No injuries were reported.
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