Two people suffered serious burns when a Carver powerboat caught fire while refueling at a marina in Salisbury, Massachusetts. They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The Carver, named Vitamin Sea, was refueling at the Bridge Marina about 4 in the afternoon. Its owner had just picked it up a few minutes before, and was planning to cruise down to Boston.
Dan Flynn, who was spending his second summer working at the marina, told newburyportnews.com that he was pumping gas into the boat’s tank and then saw gas leaking from the boat. A moment later, it blew up. “Boom,” he said. “It was like a large explosion.” A man and a woman were burned.
Flynn shut off the gas valve to the pump and called 911. Meanwhile, flames and black smoke shot into the air. Local and regional firefighters kept the fire from spreading to other boats. A Coast Guard surf rescue boat and a Newburyport fireboat also helped.
The fire burned for about half an hour as people watched from the Gillis Memorial Bridge nearby. News helicopters circled overhead. Read more:
