Update: Two Boats Burn in Fire Wednesday

A fire Wednesday morning burned two boats docked at Newport Onshore, according to the Newport Fire Department. No injuries were reported

The boats name was “Plan B, 1984 36’ Carver” registered to Norman Schnittkind. The windows and the fiberglass siding burned on a nearby boat named “Second Beach,” owned by Kevin Perhanus.

Around 5:30 in the morning, a witness said he woke up to the sounds of “3 loud pops” and saw Plan B was covered with flames. Two witnesses reported that a man with a white scruffy beard wearing a blue sweatshirt yelled “fire, fire on the boat, get out!”  Investigators did not find the man on-scene.

The fire was contained around 7 a.m. Fire Lieutenant Robert Dufault said the boat was unsafe to board so it towed to Newport Shipyard where it was pumped out.  

The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation by the Newport Police and Fire Departments.