A boat was ablaze at sea off the coast of Nanaimo on Thursday morning, leading to a marine rescue of those who had been on board.
Canadian Coast Guard, Nanaimo Port Authority and emergency services responded to a boat fire off of Fillinger Crescent in the Hammond Bay-Neck Point area at 10:25 a.m. Thursday.
A boat was fully engulfed in flame. A witness said three people were in the water but were rescued and transported to the dock at the Pacific Biological Station, and were headed to hospital from there.
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Canadian Coast Guard and other emergency services dealing with boat fire off Nanaimo. Boat fully engulfed in flame. Witnesses saw at least two people in water who have been rescued. More to come.#Nanaimo #Coastguard #boatfire @NanaimoBulletin pic.twitter.com/ubjqLGO4iR
— Chris Bush (@ChrisBushphotog) September 27, 2018
