A person was taken to hospital after a boat caught fire in the waters off Seraya Buoy, located in western Singapore port waters. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 1.20pm on Monday. Port operator PSA said the fire...
A person was taken to hospital after a boat caught fire in the waters off Seraya Buoy, located in western Singapore port waters.Port operator PSA said the fire occurred in the engine room of a PSA Marine pilot boat.
“Our crew onboard responded, and the SCDF, a pilot boat and a tug boat also provided emergency assistance,” PSA added. A 59-second video circulating on Facebook shows flames engulfing a pilot boat and plumes of black smoke. About 20 seconds into the video, a tug boat pulls up next to the pilot boat and douses it with water, extinguishing the fire.
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