January 4, 2025

Sportfish Boat Wrecked by Fire in Pirates Cove Marina North Carolina

An express sportfish cruiser titled m/y Fin Chaser of twelve meters in length was wrecked by a fire on the C Dock of Pirates Cove Marina, in the Outer Bank of North Carolina at a blaze which started at 15:02 hours of Friday third January.  The fire was attended by crews from the Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department and Nags Head Fire Department, who additionally also removed the boat from its place to avoid further damage.  No one was injured in the fire as the sportfish cruiser was reported unattended during the blaze, but parts of the dock were also damaged from the fire.  Manteo Police Department is investigating the cause of the fire.
M/y Fin Chaser the express sportfish in this fire is a 1987 Jersey Cape Devil 40 as designed by Buddy Davis and Donald Blount and produced from 1987 up to the end of that decade.  The Devil 40 was replaced by the Devil 36.  Featuring the custom Carolina look, Jersey Cape is a New Jersey semi-custom boat builder, located in the Mullica river which started boat building in the mid seventies.

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