GLOUCESTER – Two males and a dog were rescued following a boat surge Monday in Gloucester Harbor.
Gloucester Police Chief Ed Conley said both males were required to Beverly Hospital. Their conditions were not launched.
Conley shared pictures and video of the boat swallowed up in flames not far from coast.
The 2 males leapt off the boat and swam to safety. The dog swam to land and was gotten by a next-door neighbor.
It is not yet clear what triggered the surge, which happened near the greatly taken a trip Blynman Bridge.
Harbormaster Thomas Ciametaro said the boaters had actually simply filled with about 85 gallons of fuel.
“Luckily everybody is safe,” Ciametaro said. “The silver lining in this is that it didn’t take place in the marina basin. Because then you’re taking a look at a possible marina fire with several vessels, structures, docks, individuals. Overall for a bad circumstance it was a finest case circumstance.”