Fox 11 Los Angeles
A luxurious yacht sank off the coast of Los Angeles … taking up water after a ton of fireworks blasted off from the deck.
In a scene straight out of the movie “Battleship,” firefighters responded to the Marina del Rey harbor Wednesday evening to battle a blaze consuming a 120-foot-yacht … with information crews available to movie the blaze.
Try the video … the hearth squadrons gave all of it they obtained — however, it is fairly clearly a misplaced trigger, with smoke billowing out from the ship.
As for the reason for the hearth …. that is nonetheless underneath investigation — however, simply earlier than it kicked off, fireworks launched off the ship and exploded simply above, so it actually looks as if a magical second gone incorrect.
BTW … authorities say there have been additionally 1,000 rounds of ammunition on the boat — unclear why or what form. Authorities additionally say there have been two folks on the ship on the time. Each survived, with one sustaining minor accidents.
Sadly, there was no likelihood for firefighters to save lots of this ship from the Titanic’s destiny … the yacht sank about two hours after the hearth began.
Like we mentioned, investigators are nonetheless trying into how the hearth began … although we will not think about fireworks and dwell ammo are a fireplace marshal-approved combo.
