Firefighters rescue 5 people who were aboard a fishing boat that was on fire
@Deepizzaguy (124133)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 25, 2026 2:08pm CST
Five persons who were aboard a 42 foot fishing boat that caught fire in the ocean in off of Murrell Inlet in South Carolina on late Thursday morning when Murrell Inlet-Garden City firefighters closed the hatches aboard the boat to put out the fire before first responders arrived to rescue the five persons aboard the boat safely.
The owners of the boat are working with a salvage company to remove the boat from the area where the fire began in the engine aboard the boat as the boat remains in the area of the fire.
Employees of the Marine Emergency Response Team (MERT) were in the area when they received an emergency alert from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) when they went to assist the firefighters to rescue the five persons aboard the boat. No one was hurt in the accident.
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@snowy22315 (211954)
• United States
25 Jul
Always nice when first responders are around
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@Deepizzaguy (124133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Jul
That is very true since first responders know the rule that seconds count in an emergency.
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@crossbones27 (53417)
• Mojave, California
25 Jul
Its that time of year. South Carolina has one, glad the firefighters helped that person. You ever look at the map. Its not been bad here but we in for 13 days over 100, I am sure that will change.
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#d:24hrs;@-108.2,38.2,5.9z
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/usfs/map/#d:24hrs;@-108.2,38.2,5.9z
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@Deepizzaguy (124133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jul
Fire season as well as hurricane season is underway in my area.
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@RasmaSandra (99848)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jul
Accidents upon the water now I wonder how that boat happened to catch fire. Glad they were rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (124133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jul
Probably a defective engine aboard the boat caused the fire.
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@Ineeddentures (42609)
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25 Jul
One good thing is they could have jumped into the water had their clothing caught fire
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@Deepizzaguy (124133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Jul
I know what you mean since being on a boat on fire is scary.
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@valherma00 (4963)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
28 Jul
fires are so common in summer season, sadly. i am glad noone was hurt.
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@Deepizzaguy (124133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul
I have noticed that the summer season causes a lot of fires.
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