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Yacht on fire at N.J. marina: See the massive blaze

• Updated: Aug. 25, 2024, 10:36 a.m.
• | Published: Aug. 22, 2024, 3:06 p.m.

• Nyah Marshall | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
• Eric Conklin | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

A yacht being refueled at a Wildwood marina on Thursday afternoon was heavily damaged in a blaze witnesses say was caused by an explosion.

The fire broke out on a 40-foot yacht at the Schooner Island Marina, according to on-scene reports. It remains under investigation, first responders said.

An eyewitness said the yacht was refueling at the time the fire started. The McKee Group, a Pennsylvania-based developer that owns the marina, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Billowing clouds of smoke were still visible around 2 p.m. as police and fire officials responded to the incident. According to local police at the scene, New Jersey State Police are handling the investigation.

Schooner Island Marina, where visitors can find restaurants and fishing excursions, was filled with patrons watching from afar Thursday afternoon.

A 40-foot yacht was damaged in a fire that happened while it was being refueled at the Schooner Island Marina in Wildwood, according to on-scene reports. Photo courtesy of Karen Lynn Photography Karen Lynn Photography

Susquehanna Avenue was blocked off near the marina, detouring traffic around emergency fire trucks and ambulances. Firehoses snaked through the marina’s parking lot, creating an obstacle for bystanders.

The scent of gasoline could be detected throughout the marina.

Paul Daiber, who stores his boat at the marina, was fishing at the end of the deck opposite from where the yacht that caught fire was moored.

In 25 years of keeping his vessel there, this was the first time he’s witnessed a boat explosion.

“It’s scary,” Daiber, 64, said while sitting on a truck hatch about 200 yards from the emergency scene.

A firefighter walks toward the Schooner Island Marina in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, after a 40-foot boat moored there caught fire. Eric Conklin

Daiber described the explosion as a powerful thud and turned around to see the boat on fire. Debris from the vessel were sent into the air and onto nearby docks, Daiber said.

Meanwhile, bystanders raced to find fire extinguishers. Once firefighters arrived, crews tried dousing the blaze that turned into an inferno that could be seen from across the marina, he said.

Blocks away, beach goers snapped photos of plumes that towered into the sky and were pushed by winds.

Plumes of smoke from a boat fire at a Wildwood, New Jersey, marina appear above the marshlands on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Eric Conklin

“It just progressively got worse and worse until it erupted in flames,” Daiber said.

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No further information from officials has been released at this time.

The detoured road was reopened to traffic around 5 p.m. Thursday, Wildwood police said.

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A high-end yacht docked at Marina del Rey sank after catching on fire Wednesday night.

The fire in Basin A was first reported around 8:30 p.m.

Firefighters responded and were pouring water on the 100-foot vessel from the dock.

Witness video captured the sounds of several explosions as firefighters were battling the flames.

But the interior flames appeared to resist the water hoses and the boat continued sustaining damage.

It was taking on water from the hoses as the flames, possibly fueled by a gas source, continued to burn.

The yacht began listing, and by around 10:30 p.m. firefighters were ordered to evacuate the dock. The boat began slowly overturning onto its side and sinking into the water.

There were no major injuries reported. Two people on board exited safely, though one reported a minor cut to the arm.

There was no word on how the fire started.

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