Two Injured as Sport Cruiser Goes Ablaze in Pelican Harbour

 

Two Persons were injured as a sport cruiser of seven meters in length exploded first and went on fire afterwards, at the boat ramp of 1200 Block, 79th street, Pelican Harbor Marina in North Bay Village, Miami on 12:45 of Friday 25 October.  Miami-Dade Rescue attended to the fire with two boats, rescuing the two passengers first who were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center.  The boat was actually fully engulfed in fire, as the passengers jumped in the water.  The Boat Zone Ramps YouTube channel filmed the event, from the boat launching at the ramp, to the two boaters jumping in the water, and Miami-Dare Fire Rescue fighting the fire.  The cause of the sport cruiser explosion and subsequent fire is under investigation.

The sport cruiser in this fire is a Stingray 719zp as produced in the mid nineties. The 719zp was part of Stingray Cruiser line up, and also its second in size model in 1995.  Founded in 1979 by Al Fink, today Stingray is still family owned and offers eighteen models from seventeen to 27 foot.