Hazard crews rush to yacht club scene to contain pollutants

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology and South Kitsap Fire & Rescue are mopping up any pollution resulting from an early morning fire at Port Orchard Yacht Club.

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology and South Kitsap Fire & Rescue are mopping up any pollution resulting from an early morning fire at Port Orchard Yacht Club.

Coast Guard’s incident management team was on site shortly after the blaze was called in. The team began an assessment of the damage and of any potential hazards in the water. There is no safety zone being enforced, the Coast Guard reported, but marine broadcasts are warning boaters of potential hazards in the area. The pollution size isn’t known as of Sunday afternoon. The entrance to the yacht club has been boomed off.

Reports of a blaze at the yacht club was reported to SKFR at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday, March 20. Six recreational vehicles were damaged and sunk, and 10 boathouse structures were either lost of damaged.

“We have responders on scene to monitor the situation and cleanup efforts,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Hagan, the Coast Guard’s incident management division chief for the Puget Sound sector. “Our goal is to mitigate any environmental damage through a collaborative effort with our agency partners, cleanup personnel and the facility,” he said in a statement. “We are also grateful that none of the fire responders and no one at the yacht club was hurt.”

The Coast Guard’s incident management team was on site shortly after the blaze was called in. The team began an assessment of the damage and of any potential hazards in the water. There is no safety zone being enforced, the Coast Guard reported, but marine broadcasts are warning boaters of potential hazards in the area. The pollution size isn’t known as of Sunday afternoon. The entrance to the yacht club has been boomed off.

Reports of a blaze at the yacht club was reported to SKFR at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday, March 20. Six recreational vehicles were damaged and sunk, and 10 boathouse structures were either lost of damaged.

“We have responders on scene to monitor the situation and cleanup efforts,” said Lt. Cmdr. Jason Hagan, the Coast Guard’s incident management division chief for the Puget Sound sector. “Our goal is to mitigate any environmental damage through a collaborative effort with our agency partners, cleanup personnel and the facility,” he said in a statement. “We are also grateful that none of the fire responders and no one at the yacht club was hurt.”

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