Commercial Fishing Boat Catches Fire At Point Loma Marina

SAN DIEGO, CA — It took crews about 20 minutes to extinguish a fire that erupted Wednesday below the decks of a commercial fishing boat moored at a Point Loma marina, authorities reported.

The non-injury blaze erupted shortly after 11 a.m. at a dock in the 2800 block of Garrison Street, near the intersection of North Harbor Drive and Rosecrans Street, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

The occupants of the 60-foot vessel were able to self-evacuate shortly after the fire broke out near its crew quarters, SDFRD spokesperson Candace Hadley said.

Firefighters, assisted by personnel aboard two harbor-police boats equipped with fire hoses, were able to confine the flames to the front of the fishing vessel, Hadley said.

The blaze appeared to have been sparked by an electrical malfunction, according to SDFRD officials.

— City News Service