Man hospitalized after 2 yachts catch fire and sink off Port Washington, Long Island

One antheral was hospitalized Wednesday aft two yachts burst into flames and sank successful Manhasset Bay disconnected Long Island’s Port Washington, authorities said.

The occurrence afloat engulfed a 43-foot Marine Trader vessel astatine Manhasset Bay Marina successful the wee hours of Wednesday, past dispersed to a 42-foot Post vessel successful an adjacent slip, the Port Washington Fire Department said successful a statement. A 58-year-old antheral was aboard the Post boat, authorities said.

Responders from respective agencies rushed to the country “in single-digit temperatures” astatine astir 12:30 a.m. Wednesday successful the Village of Manorhaven, the occurrence section said.

Two hoses were extended astir a 1000 feet to the extremity of the marina successful a two-hour conflict to extinguish the flames and support the surrounding dock and boats.

A occurrence section marine portion was “able to unafraid 1 of the boats arsenic it drifted retired of the marina,” the section said. “Both boats yet sank.”

The vessel the occurrence originated connected was empty, but the antheral from the neighboring vessel was taken to a section infirmary with fume inhalation and burns, the section said, noting, “There were nary different civilian oregon firefighter injuries.”

The occurrence was nether power by 2:15 a.m. and everyone had been dismissed by 3 a.m., authorities said, thanking the 8 agencies that had responded to the dead-of-night blaze.

The Nassau County Fire Marshall, Arson Bomb Squad and Marine Bureau were investigating the incident. The owners of the 2 yachts were not identified.