SHELTER ISLAND – A 50-foot sailboat caught fire in America's Cup Harbor yesterday, causing several explosions but no injuries.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Damage was estimated at $40,000.
Someone in a nearby hotel called 911 at 4:19 p.m. to report flames on a boat in the harbor moorage, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said. Other witnesses heard several explosions aboard the boat, Katana.
Crews on two San Diego Harbor Police fireboats found the aft cabin fully engulfed in flames. The boat owner, found on shore, told authorities no one was onboard.
It took about an hour to extinguish the fire. No other boats were damaged.
