20220530 Boatmen help put out flames after yacht catches fire in Keppel Bay; no injuries reported
Singapore May 30 2022 “Shipboard”
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Boatmen help put out flames after yacht catches fire in Keppel Bay; no injuries reported
Updated: 2022-05-30
The fire was extinguished with two water jets, two foam jets and a water monitor from the MPA vessel. PHOTOS: ST READER, OSMOND CHIA
SINGAPORE – Moments after thick black smoke emerged from a burning yacht that was docked at Marina at Keppel Bay on Monday morning (May 30), some mechanics resting nearby saw boatmen from other vessels running towards the location to try and put out the flames.
Eyewitnesses said around 20 men sprinted to the location with hose pipes and attached them to hydrants along the pontoon to spray water at the burning vessel, while some shouted “fire” to alert other boatmen in the vicinity.
The boats parked next to the burning yacht – some estimated to be worth millions of dollars – were quickly moved to safety by the boatmen, said one of the mechanics, Mr Sabiq Zainal, 34.
Web Source: The Straits Times