Boat Fire at Wildwood’s Schooner Island Marina 'Luv It'

Boat Fire at Wildwood’s Schooner Island Marina

A fire broke out today aboard the boat "Luv-It" at Wildwood’s Schooner Island Marina, a major boating hub located right behind Uries Waterfront Restaurant. The incident began around 12:45 PM, and emergency services are currently on the scene.

The Schooner Island Marina, one of the largest in the Wildwoods, offers year-round boat slips, services, and a fuel dock, which is where the fire is believed to have started. "Luv-It," a 41-foot vessel powered by twin Mercruiser 8.1L S Horizon engines with 370 horsepower each, was docked at the marina’s fuel station when the fire erupted.

The boat, listed for sale at $159,000.

Initial reports suggest that "Luv-It" was refueling when smoke began to emerge, prompting a 911 call. Firefighters from Squad 3 and Station 2 responded immediately, with a first alarm called for additional support.Station 13 fireboats were also dispatched, leading to a second alarm as the fire quickly spread, fueled by a breeze.

The marina staff acted swiftly, shutting down all fuel lines to the dock as soon as the fire was noticed.Despite their efforts, by 1:15 PM, most of the aft section of the boat was engulfed in flames.Firefighters had the blaze mostly under control by 1:55 PM, though smoke continued to rise from the charred remains of the vessel.

Fortunately, according to the Coast Guard, all individuals on board have been safely accounted for.An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Thank you to our amazing first responders who were able to control the fire to just this one boat.

Below is a video of the fire on the ship filmed by Al Burr and Peter Stampone.Before you watch our video, please subscribe as we try to hit 100,000 subscribers.

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[stephenarrigo]

Yep...I was on the boardwalk...Thick, acrid smoke but all is clear now...Hope nobody was hurt.

[billsauer]

Wow! This is around the corner from my house. Praying everyone got out safely!😢

[acousticmikeb]

Oh my goodness. I hope everyone is ok. So dangerous to have it burn at the fuel dock!

[bigbob]

Those fire boat cannons are at a low level... They are trying to lob water in to the top of the fire... High pressure would be doing them no good... Possibly blowing hot parts back towards the dock

[aintnodisco]

LOL, the FD commandeered a pontoon boat with that flag on it. Great optics, that flag and an immolation behind it.

[TheSlideCell]

So we got the death of an icon, a broken drawbridge, and a boat fire in one month. Gotta love 2024.

[garbo]

Leave it to Ambassador to the Wildwoods, Action news of South Jersey Joey C. It was just on the Action News ( channel 6 in Philly ) a good 4 or 5 hours after Joey on the spot reported it along with great vidio.

[MartyStock]

I suspect the close in lookie-loos have never worked in the fuels industry. Otherwise they would be backing away NOW...

[peterbaugh]

Always follow directions. Blower on before engine start. Charcoal lighter ON the Charcoal, IN the Grill. Not on the boat.... Don't get too Liberal with the flammable liquids... Hope everyone is ok. Just a bit less Rich...

[bindig]

That's awful. I wonder if they didn't have the blowers on when refueling

[tommiefisher]

I heard there is a boat fresh up for was reduced to ashes!!!!

[danielmkubacki]

Wow that is horrble. Sorry that persion lost there boat.

[tonyrep]

If they put it full stream, it would start pushing the boat away from the dock

[sailingspark]

'glass fires are so nasty. Hot and such black acrid smoke.

[paulne]

With all the money that yachts cost, one would think they’d have a great fire suppression system!

[grandwaha]

I don't know what the two guys in the pontoon boat were thinking, it's incredibly ignorant and dangerous wearing bunker gear on a boat. The two fire boats we're not underpowered they were trying not to push the boat around with the streams

[Jsteng]

I’m glad nobody got hurt but I wonder if they Luv-It anymore 🤔🤔🤔

[MB-rrfb]

$20 says it was a mechanic trying to fix an engine

[SalvatoreBelluso]

Why did Johnson popcorn leave that was a go to place 😮

[prebaned]

Tax payers didn't get thier moneys worth on that cannon fire boat. Thise camnons are fully capable of putting 20, 000 gallons/minute of water in the air. The nonsense of not wanting to push the boat is just that.