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  1. Portsmouth, RI, fire at Hinckley Yachts

    PORTSMOUTH — Fire Department units responded late Friday morning to Hinckley Yachts for a major boat fire.. According to Ray Perry, the town's Emergency Management Director, the blaze started when workers were making repairs to the hull of a powered superyacht.They had cut out a section of the hull and were working with resin, a flammable substance.

  2. Portsmouth RI fire: What we know after yachts destroyed at boatyard

    PORTSMOUTH — The fiberglass and materials used on boats to keep out water pose a unique challenge for firefighters. And superyachts, with their huge sizes, make the task of quenching flames even harder, Portsmouth Fire Department Assistant Chief Howie Tighe explained in an email to The Daily News on Sunday, two days after a major fire at Hinckley Yacht Services.

  3. Portsmouth, RI, shipyard fire: social media reacts, video, photos

    Video, photos from Hinckley Yachts fire in Portsmouth as social media reacts. Friday's fire at the Hinckley Yacht s shipyard in Portsmouth has garnered plenty of attention across social media. Take a look at some of the posts that offer an inside — and above — look at the devastating blaze. Daily News coverage: Fire breaks out at Hinckley ...

  4. Photos: Fire Destroys Two High-End Yachts at Newport Boat Yard

    Published Dec 13, 2021 8:17 PM by The Maritime Executive. Two high-end yachts were destroyed in a fire at the Hinckley Yacht Services boatyard in Newport, Rhode Island on Friday morning. The fire ...

  5. Massive boat fire at Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth

    PORTSMOUTH — A large boat caught fire at Hinckley Yachts Friday morning, sending up a huge plume of black smoke that could be seen from miles away. The fire erupted at approximately 10:30 a.m. Detective Lt. John Cahoon from the Portsmouth Police Department was on the scene and gave this account: "They were working on one of the boats," he ...

  6. Large fire breaks out at Portsmouth marina; two yachts destroyed

    Crews from multiple towns responded to Hinckley Yachts on Little Harbor Landing, near New England Boat Works, around 10:30 a.m. ... the fire started after a crew was repairing one of the 100-foot ...

  7. Fire crews battle massive blaze after 2 large boats go up in flames at

    Crews responding to a report of a blaze at Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth found two boats engulfed in heavy flames. The vessels, a power boat and a sailboat, had a combined value of $10 million ...

  8. Fire Breaks out at Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth

    Fire Breaks out at Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth. 11 December 2021. 1,586 1 minute read. A massive emergency response was called to a marina in Rhode Island after two yachts (a sailboat and a motoryacht) went up in flames. Crews responding to a report of a blaze at Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth found two boats engulfed in heavy flames.

  9. Portsmouth, R.I., boatyard fire consumes two yachts

    The one-alarm blaze destroyed two yachts on a travel lift at Hinckley Yacht Services, located in an area used for boat repairs. Firefighters spray foam on two yachts burning behind Hinckley Yacht ...

  10. Massive Fire Breaks Out At Portsmouth Boatyard: Report

    Posted Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 12:18 pm ET. (Shutterstock) PORTSMOUTH, RI — A massive fire broke out at a Portsmouth boatyard Friday, according to reports. The flames started in a boat at Hinckley ...

  11. Fire Raged At Portsmouth Boatyard For Hours: See Photos

    A fire broke out in a boat at Hinckley Yacht Services around 10:30 a.m. Friday, Portsmouth firefighters said. When crews arrived, the large vessel was engulfed in flames. Mutual aid was called in ...

  12. Fire Destroys Two Vessels at RI Marina

    PORTSMOUTH — Fire Department units responded late Friday morning to Hinckley Yachts for a major boat fire. According to Ray Perry, the town's Emergency Management Director, the blaze started ...

  13. Fire breaks out in Portsmouth boatyard

    The smoke from the flames at the 15-acre Hinckley Yachts complex in Portsmouth could be seen in three states: Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, late Friday morning. "We were driving ...

  14. Fire Consumes Two Boats at Hinckley Yacht Services

    A fire destroyed a motoryacht and severely damaged a sailing yacht while both were hauled out at Hinckley Yacht Services in Portsmouth, Rhode Island in early December. The motoryacht was in a lift at the time of the fire. The just-refit sailing yacht was in stands adjacent to the lift. Read more about it HERE.

  15. Hinckley Yacht Services, Portsmouth RI, fire leads to OSHA fines

    0:04. 0:48. PORTSMOUTH — The company operating Hinckley Yacht Services has been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a massive fire in December that destroyed a superyacht and a second boat on the property. Ted Fitzgerald, regional director for public affairs with the U.S. Department of Labor, confirmed "OSHA ...

  16. Portsmouth company hit with OSHA fine stemming from December yacht fire

    Fire at Hinckley Yachts in Portsmouth from Dec. 10, 2021. (FILE) PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) — A yacht company is facing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration fine following a boat fire ...

  17. Massive boat fire breaks out as large vessel goes up in flames

    A MASSIVE fire broke out at a boathouse in Rhode Island as two large sailboats went up in flames. The Portsmouth Fire Department confirmed to The Sun officials were battling a large blaze at Hinckley Yachts located in a Portsmouth marina on Friday morning. Video from the scene showed thick black smoke and flames rising from the yacht service ...

  18. Hinckley Yachts

    Brand new Hinckley Talaria 34 burns due to incompetent design and build. The brand new Hinckley Talaria 34 was in the middle of three days of sea trials when it was destroyed in a fire. Founded in 1928 by Henry Hinckley, the brand is on it's 9th owner. [recently resold in 1979, 1982, 1997, 2001 and 2011]. With each change in ownership, the ...

  19. Moscow mayor reports drone attack on Moscow: three airports closed

    A fire is visible at the scene. There is currently no information about the casualties. The 10th and 11th floors of the building are on fire. ... Sweden announces new €400 million aid package for Ukraine, including combat boats and anti-aircraft systems. Network of Russian and Belarusian saboteurs planning "cyber war" exposed in Poland.

  20. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Huge drone attack hits Moscow region ...

    At least one child was killed and a large fire broke out in a high-rise residential building outside the capital. ... Combat boats, missiles, camouflage gear: Inside Sweden's $440m aid for Ukraine

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    Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Moscow-Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia.On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning.The aircraft suffered an electrical failure and returned to Sheremetyevo for an emergency landing.It bounced on landing and touched down hard ...

  22. There was a fire in a Moscow yacht club

    Moscow. fire. incidents. On the night of Wednesday, May 3 to Thursday, May 4, there was a fire at a yacht club in the capital. According to the press service of the Moscow EMERCOM, the fire happened at 37 Leningradskoye Shosse, Building 1, the flames affected the winter garden on the roof of the yacht club office building «Yacht City».

  23. Russia claims it foiled British-led 'sabotage' plot; 200,000 left

    Early-morning Russian missile and drone attacks on several regions across Ukraine have left thousands without power and damaged energy infrastructure.

  24. Crew members on Mike Lynch yacht tell of moments it sank off Sicily

    Item 1 of 4 Near Porticello, where a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

  25. Portsmouth RI boatyard fire: Classic yachts were saved from blaze

    PORTSMOUTH — The winds were in their favor, and the firefighters contained the flames. But historic vessels and the livelihoods of about 20 shipwrights were certainly threatened Dec. 10 when a major fire broke out at Hinckley Yacht Services. "Thankfully, this particular day, the wind was out of the west," said Earl McMillen III, founder of McMillen Yachts Inc., a company that restores ...

  26. Eight killed in fire at Moscow research centre

    The fire at the research centre near Moscow is being contained, according to Russian media. Local news wires, citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations, say that it has been "localised". However, this appeared to be contradicted by Andrey Vorobyov, the governor of Moscow, who recently said there was a "threat" of the fire "spreading ...

  27. Fire guts historic California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey

    Dec. 12, 2023 Updated 7:14 AM PT. Firefighters worked overnight Monday to extinguish a blaze that erupted at a historic yacht club in Marina del Rey. The Los Angeles County Fire Department ...

  28. Ukraine war updates: Kremlin hints at forthcoming Putin-Xi meeting

    Relations between Russia and China have reached an "unprecedented" level, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.