Thursday, September 8, 2016

The 32-foot fishing vessel Bigger Dirls on fire in Hopkins Point Marina in Jonesport, Maine





Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Langston fights the boat fire from the Coast Guard 29-foot response boat in Hopkins Point Marina in Jonesport, Maine on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephanie Horvat) 




Coast Guard fights boat fire in Jonesport, Maine
September 8, 2016 

 
BOSTON — A Coast Guard boat crew extinguished a boat fire Thursday off the coast of Jonesport, Maine.

At about 6:12 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received a call from the owner, who was on shore, that his 32-foot fishing vessel Bigger Dirls was on fire in Hopkins Point Marina.

Station Jonesport launched a 29-foot response boat crew. They arrived on scene where the vessel was tied to a mooring ball and used their dewatering pump to begin fighting the fire.

Jonesport Fire Department also arrived on scene and assisted in dousing the flames.

When the fire was extinguished, the boat was towed by a good Samaritan to shore at Hopkins Point Marina.

The cause of the boat fire is currently under investigation.






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Coast Guard responds to fire on Jonesport fishing vessel: Photos

The boat was not manned and was on a mooring when the fire broke out.



Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Langston fights the boat fire from the Coast Guard 29-foot response boat. Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard

A Jonesport boat owner called the Coast Guard from shore Thursday when he saw that his 32-foot fishing vessel, Bigger Dirls, was on fire.

A crew from Station Jonesport responded to Hopkins Point Marina where the boat was moored. The Coast Guard used a dewatering pump to fight the fire and was aided by the Jonesport Fire Department.



Fishing vessel Bigger Dirls burns at Hopkins Point Marina on Thursday.

After the fire was extinguished the boat was towed to the marina.

The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation.