NORFOLK, Va., USCG–The Unified Command for the Spirit of Norfolk fire response confirmed that, as of 9:58 a.m. Saturday, the fire aboard the vessel was extinguished. Crews completed dewatering efforts, conducted final surveys and assessed the ship’s stability…
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The Coast Guard is currently overseeing diesel spill clean-up operations after the 100-foot vessel, La Dolce Vita, caught fire Tuesday near Marquesas.
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The vessel captain radioed Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders reporting the fire on Ch. 16.
All six people aboard safely evacuated using the vessel’s small boat and were escorted to shore by a Station Key West rescue crew. The fire reportedly started on the starboard generator.
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