Firefighters were able to intercept a burning boat after it drifted from St. George to South Thomaston, Monday morning, Nov. 16.
With the Coast Guard and Marine Patrol still en route, members of St. George and South Thomaston’s fire departments grabbed portable pumps and hoses and leaped aboard a rescue boat as they raced to get to the flames before those flames came into contact with land or other structures.
Around 7 a.m., Monday, Nov. 16, as power lines were being restored throughout the area from an overnight wind storm, a couple of men in St. George headed to their boat at 257 Island Ave, on Rackliff Island. According to St. George Fire Chief Michael Smith, the boat appeared beat up, having been tossed against the dock during the storm.
The men went to start it up in order to pump it out. In turning it on, the engine caught fire.