Marine fire news

News about fires on boats and maritime vessels and on-shore facilities like marinas, including active investigations and safety updates.

British couple face £200k bill after merchant sailors accidentally set century-old boat ablaze

A British couple are facing a bill of up to £200,000, after partying sailors set their 100-year-old wooden boat...

January 9th, 2024

Passengers riding a steamer in Cumbria, in England’s Lake District, had to be evacuated after a fire broke out...

January 4th, 2024

Two firefighters have been injured battling a blaze that erupted at a historic yacht club in Los Angeles County,...

December 13th, 2023

Two people have been rescued from an 18m Princess motor cruiser named Peroni, which went up in flames off...

November 14th, 2023

The captain of a scuba boat has been convicted of criminal negligence following a vessel fire that killed 34...

November 8th, 2023

The 46.7-metre Gentech superyacht Navis One has sunk after catching fire in Greece, with 22 people safely evacuated. The...

October 10th, 2023

Yacht services agency BWA Yachting Antigua has confirmed it is now open for business after a devastating fire at...

October 10th, 2023

A severe fire that broke out in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, has caused significant damage to the historic Antigua Yacht Club...

October 5th, 2023

Fire has destroyed a luxury yacht in Sydney’s Woolwich Dock. The destroyed AUS$10 million luxury cruiser Andiamo is reportedly...

September 4th, 2023

Boat owners in Canada were prompted into action after extreme wildfires engulfed the city of Kelowna and its surrounding...

August 21st, 2023

Photos of the vehicles destroyed in a fire aboard the car carrier Fremantle Highway have been leaked to a...

August 15th, 2023