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From PEOPLE:Â First responders in New York City worked to evacuate dozens of people from a boat off the coast of Hart Island in the Bronx after it burst into flames.
A spokesperson for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told PEOPLE that a water rescue took place in the vicinity of Channel View Road and Soundview Road after a vessel caught fire on the evening of Saturday, June 7.
Social media footage of the incident obtained by The New York Post showed a large boat with massive pillars of black smoke billowing off of it as it floated in the Long Island Sound.
Joshua Brito, the captain of the boat, is in hot water. The NYPD dropped serious charges against him, including a DUI charge and reckless endangerment.
🇺🇸BRONX BOAT BURSTS INTO FLAMES, 23 INJURED, CAPTAIN CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING
A boat trip off the Bronx went up in flames yesterday night.
A 35-foot boat caught fire near Hart Island around 9 p.m., forcing 23 people into the water.
The captain, Joshua Brito, 33, was… https://t.co/MzZEz3PgAl pic.twitter.com/gjBSGrLlXC
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 8, 2025
A well occupied working boat fire on the Long Island Sound -in The Bronx, this evening. Multiple rescued from the water, injured and transported.@FDNY @NYPDnews @USCG @NassauCountyPD #boat #boatcruise #boatfire #marine #fire #firefighters #police #lifejackets pic.twitter.com/RwKEdAMxCw
— FirefighterCloseCall (@TheSecretList) June 8, 2025
22 people rescued, one person arrested after a boat caught fire off the coast of City Island near Hart Island, per sources. @News12BX pic.twitter.com/H0cW7Z192S
— Heather Fordham (@heatherfordham_) June 8, 2025
BOAT EXPLODES IN LONG ISLAND SOUND, 3 INJURED, 19 HAD TO SWIM TO SURVIVE
A boat burst into flames last night off the Bronx coast, turning a routine trip into a full-blown emergency.
The explosion sent all 22 passengers into the Long Island Sound.
19 swam to nearby Hart… pic.twitter.com/aarSddK0jp
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 8, 2025
Captain charged with DWI after boat catches fire, injuring over 20 people in New York https://t.co/rx2GFIIUK6
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) June 8, 2025
Drunk boating incident follows standard incident response protocol. Captain Brito faces charges after endangering 23 passengers. Emergency services executed textbook containment and recovery, demonstrating effective maritime crisis management.
— The Intelligencer (@Intelligencer41) June 8, 2025
The information listed is from PEOPLE.COM.
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