Yacht Explosion at Greenport Shipyard Leaves 3 Burned: Fire Chief

GREENPORT, NY — Three men were injured Friday after an explosion and fire on a yacht at the Greenport Yacht & Ship Building, Greenport Fire Chief Wayne Miller said.

According to Miller, the fire broke out on a personal yacht that was on land, being worked on, just after 11 a.m. Onlookers reported seeing smoke billowing from the back of the property.

Three men were in the boat's engine room working on the bilge, Miller said, when gas vapors ignited and caused an explosion.

One man suffered second-degree burns and was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital, and two others were taken to Eastern Long Island Hospital for treatment of burns, he said.

Greenport Fire Department Rescue responded to the scene; Southold Fire Department also sent an ambulance, Miller said.