Parksville Fire crews responded to a fire on this fishing vessel on Sunday, May 17th at the French Creek Marina. (Parksville Fire Department)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

QUICK ACTION

Fire damages fishing vessel at French Creek Marina

May 18, 2020 | 9:53 AM

FRENCH CREEK — Quick action from fire crews helped minimize damage to a boat at the French Creek Marina.

Parksville Fire Department Chief Marc Norris told NanaimoNewsNOW the blaze started just before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 17 when flames and smoke were seen shooting out of the 50 foot vessel.

“The Coast Guard from French Creek had already deployed their boat adjacent to the vessel that was on fire. Our crews ran hose lines down the dock and extinguished the fire in the wheel house of the vessel,” Norris said.

The fire proved challenging for crews with the boat approximately 350 feet down the dock.

“The fact that the boat itself was made of steel helped us. If it had been made of wood or fiberglass I think the outcome would have been much different,” Norris said.

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The vessel was vacant at the time of the fire.

Crews put out the blaze in about 20 minutes and the fire is not considered suspicious at this time.

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