Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters worked to battle a blaze in the early hours of Friday morning which destroyed three boats at a Spit Bridge Marina in Mosman, on Sydney's north shore.
More than 40 firefighters were called to the scene at 03:21 local time alongside a Port Authority of NSW firefighting vessel, Girawaa (reviewed here).
Port Authority deployed four vessels to the site. Girawaa is Port Authority’s flagship multi-purpose response vessel, and can pump up to 16,000 litres of sea water per minute over a distance of up to 90 metres.
It took approximately 2.5 hours to extinguish the fire.
Three large yachts were destroyed by fire and sunk, with a fourth sustaining significant damage.
FRNSW, liaising with the Australian Environment Protection Authority, deployed two layers of absorbent and containment booms to contain debris and material, including oil and fuel.
“Our pollution response vessels, which were also on scene this morning, will continue to patrol the area and ensure potential marine pollution including debris, oil and fuel from the incident is contained and recovered,” said Port Authority of NSW COO John Finch.
“At this stage all pollution from the incident has been contained and the secondary containment boom was deployed as a precaution only.”
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
