Employees at the oyster company reported the fire aboard a 42-foot oyster boat. The Vigilant, at 3:44 p.m., said Deputy Fire Chief Edward Prescott.
When firefighters responded to 7 Edgewater Place, the oyster boat was docked and employees were dumping water into its wheel house to battle the blaze, Prescott said.
The blaze was still smoldering below deck and under the wheel house as firefighters boarded the vessel from the dock, he said. Firefighters disconnected the boat's batteries and extinguished some hot spots to ensure the blaze was completely out, Prescott said.
The boat remained afloat and tied to the dock during the incident. No injuries were reported among employees or firefighters.
Twenty-one firefighters responded to the scene by land and four firefighters responded aboard the department's fireboat, Prescott said.
The Fire Marshal’s Division was investigating the cause of the blaze. The Coast Guard will send a representative to the scene as well.
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