Summary
The fire broke out on the 30 foot boat in Burrows Bay; one on board escaped on life raft and rescued.
Story Published: May 3, 2006 at 8:39 AM PST
Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 7:25 AM PST
Coast Guard Petty Officer Jeff Pollinger in Seattle says a man on board the boat escaped in a dinghy Wednesday morning and was picked up in another boat. He's not injured.
Pollinger says pollution investigators have responded to the scene. There were about 160 gallons of diesel fuel on the boat. The sheen is about three-quarters of a mile off shore in Burrows Bay.
The Anacortes harbormaster reported the fire to the Coast Guard, which sent a helicopter and a 25-foot boat from Bellingham.
Pollinger says the fire was put out by a Skagit County boat.
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