Boston Fire Department tweeted this photograph of crews responding to the Spirit of Boston Fire
The Coast Guard has convened a proper marine casualty investigation into a fireplace that occurred Friday night aboard the small passenger vessel Spirit of Boston.
Rear Adm. John Mauger, Coast Guard First District Commander, approved the investigation pursuant to the authority contained in Title 46, United States Code, Section 6301.
Cmdr. Mason Wilcox has been appointed because the lead investigator.
The 1990-built Spirit of Boston is a 153-foot vessel with a capability of 675 passengers and crew. The vessel caught hearth whereas moored at Commonwealth Pier in Boston. There have been no passengers onboard on the time, however the hearth precipitated intensive harm to the ship. The investigation will permit for a full understanding of the occasions that led as much as the fireplace and supply a manner ahead to forestall future occasions.
The Coast Guard has established an e-mail handle for the general public and events to supply info, ask questions and make feedback associated to the continuing investigation. This e-mail will likely be reside by April 1. It will likely be checked often and all correspondence will likely be acknowledged. The e-mail handle is: SpiritOfBoston@uscg.mil
On completion of the investigation, the Coast Guard will difficulty a report of investigation with collected proof, established details and conclusions and proposals relating to the marine casualty.
The Spirit of Boston is operated by City Experiences, a part of Hornblower Group, the identical firm that operated the Spirit of Norfolk, which caught hearth in June final 12 months. The 106 passengers onboard, largely native elementary college kids, have been evacuated onto the smaller tour boat Victory Rover, which introduced them again to dock with no accidents have been reported.
