Yacht engulfed with flames at ONE15 Marina Sentosa Cove
A yacht at ONE15 Marina Sentosa Cove caught fire on Sunday (7 June) morning.
Footage shared by a Redditor shows thick black smoke billowing into the air, with several members of the public gathering at the scene.
Source: SG Secret on Telegram
The vessel was identified as Eagle Wings III, a 112ft superyacht berthed at the marina, as detailed on a yacht charter website.
Cause of fire remains unclear
According to CNA, the fire started at around 8am.
The cause of the fire remains unclear.
Source: Ralphispere3 on Reddit
An eyewitness reported that a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) marine firefighting vessel arrived 90 minutes after the fire began.
Guests at the adjacent ONE15 hotel, 21-year-olds Gerold Soh and Chloe Tan, told CNA they observed smoke billowing shortly after leaving their room on Sunday morning.
The pair were on their way to the swimming pool when they spotted a thick plume of smoke rising from the marina.
Source: SCDF on Facebook
In an update on 7 June, SCDF took to Facebook to state that it was alerted to a fire involving a yacht at 11 Cove Drive at about 8.10am.
It added: “SCDF land-based resources arrived at the scene in seven minutes and immediately deployed a water jet from the pontoon to fight the fire.”
During the operation, the yacht drifted away from its berthing, prompting an SCDF Marine Vessel to be deployed.
“The fire is now under control, and firefighters are continuing to apply water and damp down the yacht,” SCDF said.
There are no reported injuries at the time of the post.
MS News has contacted the Singapore Police Force (SPF) for more information.
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Featured image adapted from SG Secret on Telegram.
