boat fire

A motorboat caught fire off the coast of Cape Cod Wednesday and sank, forcing the people on board to swim to shore, officials said. The fire sent a plume of smoke high over Corporation Beach in Dennis, Massachusetts, about 7 p.m. and fully engulfed the boat in flames, according to the Cape and Islands Harbormaster Association. The 38-foot vessel sank…

Arthur “Kitt” Watson and Diane Watson spoke to NBC New York on Sunday, a day after their yacht went up in flames in a New Hampshire harbor while they were on their way to Maine.

A boat being stored for the winter at a marina in Gloucester, Massachusetts, caught on fire Saturday, the fire department said. The Gloucester Fire Department responded around 12:15 p.m. to the Pier 7 Marina, located at 6 Cripple Cove Lane, after receiving a report of a boat fire. Responding firefighters found a 32-foot houseboat-style vessel with a heavy fire on…

An 82-foot boat was destroyed Monday night after a fire broke out on the vessel while it was docked in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The U.S. Coast Guard responded after receiving a report shortly after 5:30 p.m. that a vessel was on fire at Popes Islands Fleet Marina. The New Bedford and Fairhaven fire departments also rushed to the scene....

The Boston Fire Department and Massachusetts Port Authority Fire are responding to a boat fire at Rowes Wharf. Despite windy conditions, the Boston Fire Department says BFD Marine Unit 2 was able to pull the boat to the dock and keep it from hitting other boats. It’s unclear how the fire started or how many people were on board when…

The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges.

A boat caught fire near graves light off Boston, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard cutter, a helicopter and a boat are responding to a call about the fire, which came in just before 6:30 a.m. The Boston Fire Marine unit is also responding. No further information was immediately available.

A complex investigation into a Labor Day weekend dive boat trip that ended in tragedy off Southern California will likely include a detailed timeline of events and attempt to answer why no one below deck was able to escape the fast-moving fire that left 34 people dead.

Family and friends converged on Southern California to learn the fates of their loved ones after a commercial scuba boat erupted in flames off the coast near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day. Thirty four people died in the tragedy.

A deadly boat fire off the coast of Southern California resulted in at least eight deaths, with 26 people still missing Monday, and the man who rescued the only known survivors shared his story.

A fire and explosion on a small boat sent smoke soaring above Lake Winnipesaukee Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Six people were forced to jump off the boat, which floated toward Meredith Bay and the MS Mount Washington.

Four family members had to be rescued after their boat caught fire off of Paradise Cove in Malibu on Saturday night, fire officials said.