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Fire has ripped through multiple superyachts at a marina on Sydney’s lower north shore, resulting in four people being evacuated and one woman taken to hospital.
Emergency services were called to the large blaze at The Spit Marina, at the southern end of the Spit Bridge in Mosman, shortly before 3.30am on Friday.
Three vessels sank with emergency services monitoring a fourth.Credit: Websters
Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said 40 firefighters were needed to contain the blaze as it burnt through a number of “large superyachts”.
“We’ve got three of these large yachts that have sunk,” Dewberry told Nine’s Today program.
“We are just watching for reignition on that one that’s still got a little bit out of the water, but it looks like it is out.”
The fire is believed to have started on one vessel, before spreading to others.Credit: Websters
NSW Port Authority boats were also involved in dousing the fire and assisting to remove fuel and oils from the vessels to avoid contaminating the water.
“There is a lot of debris on the water,” Dewberry said.
While three vessels have been lost and a fourth is badly damaged, the blaze could have been even more damaging, he said.
“There’s dozens of boats and yachts and a lot of money, and people are living on some of these vessels as well,” Dewberry said.
One vessel was well alight when authorities arrived at the marina and four people had managed to escape the flames. NSW Ambulance treated a woman for smoke inhalation before she was taken to hospital in a stable condition.
The fire spread to destroy another three vessels at the marina, NSW Police said in a statement.
The blaze took 40 firefighters to contain.Credit: Fire and Rescue NSW
Vision from the scene shows one of the charred boats sinking.
One north-bound lane of the Spit Bridge has been closed and motorists have been advised to drive with caution through the area.
The fire is not currently being treated as suspicious.
The fire is not currently being treated as suspicious.Credit: Fire and Rescue NSW
The Spit Marina site is operated by d’Albora and also houses a number of marine services, boat hire and brokerage services as well as a boat club and restaurants.
It is described as “one of Sydney Harbour’s most prestigious boating precincts” with “dedicated superyacht berths”.
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