A sailboat in the middle of Burrard Inlet, west of English Bay and the downtown Vancouver peninsula, has caught fire late this afternoon.
Witnesses first spotted a thick plume of smoke over the inlet just after 4 p.m. this afternoon.
Image: Marine Traffic Data
According to marine traffic data, four vessels have responded to the incident: a Vancouver Police boat, Vancouver Fire Rescue boat, Jericho Rescue boat, the Coast Guard hovercraft from the Richmond base, and a civilian vessel owned by the Tymac Launch Service.
There have been early reports that the civilian vessel rescued passengers on the boat. It is unclear whether there were any injuries.
More on this as it develops…
Image: David Leung / submitted
Image: David Leung / submitted
Image: Tymithy A. Dawson / submitted
Whatever is on fire is clearly made of something petroleum-based. #vancouver #fire #yvr pic.twitter.com/X4DjPCExmD
— Tyler Thompson (@vancouvertyler) September 9, 2015
What is happening in English Bay right now?! #vancouver #vanpoli #fire pic.twitter.com/15byzxNFC8 — Tyler Thompson (@vancouvertyler) September 9, 2015
Looks like a small boat on fire is distracting me from work.. #englishbay #vancouver pic.twitter.com/orRaqThwQy
— David Chua (@chuadavid) September 9, 2015
seems to a boat on fire in #englishbay #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/bapCHrgVCj — Robin LaRose (@RobinLaroseShow) September 9, 2015
#Vancouver English Bay ship fire crews on scene now pic.twitter.com/Z65IqedBj4
— Lorne (@lesterclj64) September 9, 2015
#Breaking: Firefighters responding to boat fire in English Bay. No word on potential injuries. pic.twitter.com/C3dsw7yTJQ — CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) September 9, 2015
@NEWS1130 @NEWS1130Traffic Sailboat fire in English Bay pic.twitter.com/MImL4DNNbN
— Danger On Air (@DangerOnAir) September 9, 2015
@VancityBuzz ? pic.twitter.com/AvFmVjcCi7
— MoMo (@princessgrape7) September 9, 2015
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