Yacht spills diesel near the Keys following fire onboard
The yacht, named La Dolce Vita, caught fire on Tuesday. All six people aboard were able to safely evacuate using the yacht’s small boat and were escorted to shore by Coast Guard crews. The fire reportedly started on the starboard generator.
The owner of the yacht is taking responsibility to contain and remove the diesel spill. According to the Coast Guard, the yacht was carrying nearly 4,500 gallons maximum capacity of diesel, but it’s unknown how much actually spilled into the water.
The Coast Guard is overseeing the clean-up of a diesel spill after a 100-foot yacht caught fire near the Marquesas Keys.
The location of the fuel spill is within a National Marine Sanctuary and a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge.
