Fire destroys luxury boat in minutes in the Bay of Islands
27 Dec, 2020 02:34 AM
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Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at about 1pm yesterday. Video / Supplied
By Karina Cooper
Three minutes was all it took for a luxury launch to become engulfed in flames during a Boxing Day blaze in the Bay of Islands.
The inferno, which melted the vessel to nearly water level, marks the first boat fire in Northland in 12 months.
Emergency services fought the raging fire for four hours before the 18-metre fibreglass launch sank in the harbour waters near Moturua Island after first catching alight around 1pm.