The incident occurred simply after 4 p.m. when New Hampshire State Police obtained a name about boat on hearth within the Piscataqua River, close to Little Harbor in Newfort.
The 70-foot vessel named ‘Elusive,’ was heading in direction of Wentworth Marina when a passenger observed black smoke beneath the deck.
Inside minutes, the boat fully stuffed with smoke, in line with passengers.
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Police say three passengers, two from Connecticut and one from Florida, in addition to two household canines, jumped overboard because the boat grew to become engulfed in flames.
They had been rescued by close by boats and brought to shore. They had been then taken to Portsmouth Hospital, the place they had been handled and launched.
The vessel drifted out of the harbor and efforts to avoid wasting the boat had been unsuccessful, in line with state police.
Inside two hours of the preliminary name, the boat sank in waters off of Maine.
The reason for the hearth is unknown.
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