An eight meter sport cruiser with three persons onboard exploded first and then went ablaze at Island Boatyard in Shelter Island, to the East of Long Island, New York on the afternoon of Friday twenty August 2021. Shelter Island Fire Department responded to the blaze first, and were later assisted by Police Department marine unit, Suffolk County Sherriff’s marine unit, and a Sea Tow vessel. The three boaters get off safely from the boat, which then drifted very close into nearby West Nock Harbor, and then getting wrecked and partly sunk. The boat was reported to have just refuelled and exploded on ignition. The three boaters suffered no injuries with one fire fighter threated for smoke inhalation on the spot.
The boat in this fire is a 2002 Cobalt 263. The 263 was produced from 2001 to 2007 and was a replacement to the 253, with the model not replaced as Cobalt focused its energies on bow riders rather then cuddy cruisers in this size.
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