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2 Boats Ablaze On North Shore Sends 1 Person To Hospital: Police

In happened just after midnight in Manhasset Bay Marina.

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A fire early Wednesday at the Manhasset Bay Marina sent one person to a hospital for treatment, police said.
A fire early Wednesday at the Manhasset Bay Marina sent one person to a hospital for treatment, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

PORT MANORHAVEN, NY — An unoccupied boat caught fire early Wednesday in Manhasset Bay Marina, police said.

A 43-foot marine trader boat was fully engulfed and flames spread to a nearby 42-foot boat.

The Port Washington Fire Department and other departments extinguished the blaze.

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Both vessels sank and a 58-year-old male was taken to a local area hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation, police said.

The Nassau County Fire Marshall, Arson Bomb Squad and Marine Bureau responded.

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An investigation is ongoing.

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