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Three rescued from burning 80-foot yacht

 

Three passengers aboard the 80-foot Bliss were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. None was injured.

 

Coast Guard and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews respond to a boat fire a mile off of Miami Beach, Fla., Saturday morning. The 80-foot motor yacht Bliss was engulfed in flames as three people aboard jumped into the water and were safely rescued by Coast Guard crews. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Coast Guard and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews respond to a boat fire a mile off of Miami Beach, Fla., Saturday morning. The 80-foot motor yacht Bliss was engulfed in flames as three people aboard jumped into the water and were safely rescued by Coast Guard crews. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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dsmiley@MiamiHerald.com

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled three people from the burning Bliss, an 80-foot motor yacht, off of Miami Beach Saturday morning.

The Bliss caught fire at sea about 10 a.m., Petty Officer Sabrina Elgammal said.

Three people were on board, Elgammal said, but were rescued by the Coast Guard before suffering any injuries.

Elgammal said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The billowing smoke was visible from the shore of Miami Beach.

The yacht was capsizing late Saturday morning. Commercial salvage crews were expected to haul the charred remains from the ocean.

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