2 Hospitalized After Boats Catch Fire in Water Near Hollywood
Two people were hospitalized Monday morning after swimming to shore following several boats catching fire near a marina in Hollywood.
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Two people were hospitalized Monday morning after swimming to shore following several boats catching fire near a marina in Hollywood.
Teams from Beaulieu Fire Station were called to the scene of a boat fire just before 10am.
The boat's operator reportedly only said there were 176 passengers on board, but actually a lot more that number.
A federal grand jury issued a new indictment against a dive boat captain, alleging that he acted with gross negligence when a 2019 fire aboard his vessel led to the deaths of 34 people.
Three boats with a total of seven people aboard them early Monday morning caught fire and sank while moored at the Little Creek Marina. Two boats sank at the marina, and one sank in the channel, causing an indefinite shut down of a commercial shipping channel.