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Man rescued from burning cabin cruiser off Aberystwyth | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A man has been rescued from a cabin cruiser and taken to hospital after the vessel caught fire off Aberystwyth. | |
Part of the town's promenade was taped off for while amid fears a gas canister on board the boat might explode. | |
Flares on the stricken vessel had been set off by the blaze, say coastguards, but the prom has since reopened. | |
The RNLI said one man has been taken to Bronglais Hospital as a precaution. The boat has beached near the stone jetty and fire crews were tackling the blaze. | |
The rescued man is believed to be from the Aberystwyth area. | The rescued man is believed to be from the Aberystwyth area. |
The 26ft (8m) vessel was ablaze in the sea between Aberystwyth and nearby Clarach. | |
The boat was said to have been "severely ablaze", with a lot of smoke. | The boat was said to have been "severely ablaze", with a lot of smoke. |
Initially, it was thought to have been a mile off shore, but as more details emerged it was revealed to be closer to the shoreline. | |
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the alarm was raised shortly after 10:50 BST. They said the boat was at anchor and the fire was being allowed to "burn out". | |
Milford Haven Coastguard later said the boat had floated to a safe distance offshore and it was being monitored until it had cooled down. | |
Had the boat sunk it would have been declared a wreck, said a spokesman, but shortly before 18:00 BST coastguards reported the vessel had grounded just south of the town's marina. | |
Alun Newsome, a watch officer at Milford Haven coastguard station, said boat owners in the area were beginning to return their vessels to use after the winter. | |
He said: "As the season begins, some vessels do raise a few incidents." | |
Speaking earlier about the rescue, his colleague Roger Reed said: "Resources were quickly on scene and the man isn't believed to have suffered any serious injuries." |