A fishing vessel named The Navigator caught fire off the Santa Cruz County coastline, prompting a response from the Central Fire District and Harbor Patrol. The fire escalated quickly, and mutual aid was requested from Monterey Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard. The two crewmembers were evacuated before conditions worsened. A Harbor Patrol responder exhibited smoke inhalation symptoms during the rescue and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Initial firefighting efforts were unsuccessful as the vessel became fully engulfed in flames.
The fire got worse and ultimately the vessel was completely engulfed in flames. Calls for mutual aid were put in with the city of Monterey Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard.
The two crewmembers on the boat, known as The Navigator, were evacuated to the Capitola Wharf before the response became unmanageable and they were quickly provided irrigation to clear the smoke from their eyes.
A Harbor Patrol crewmember boarded the boat in an attempt to start a water pump that could be used to douse the area emitting smoke, but conditions continued to deteriorate.
When our staff got there, the fire was quite small and there were no flames seen or anything like that. They felt it was safe enough to at least make an attempt to extinguish the fire.
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