A distressing incident took place during a Memorial Day outing at sea in Florida, resulting in nearly a dozen individuals being hospitalized after their boat seemingly exploded and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that an inquiry is in progress to establish the cause of the explosion that caused injuries to the 13 individuals aboard the vessel near the Lauderdale Yacht Club.
“Allegedly, a boat exploded with 13 individuals on board around 5:45 pm on Monday in the vicinity of the New River Triangle, Ft. Lauderdale,” stated the agency in an alert posted on X. “Numerous injuries have been reported.”
Coast Guard officials shared images of the yacht, showing a large fire coming from the vessel and debris spread out in the water.Â
The agency added that a good Samaritan rescued the three passengers on board the sinking ship.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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