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A boat captain was arrested after the vessel caught fire and injured more than 20 people near City Island in The Bronx over the weekend.
Joshua Brito, aged 33, faced charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment after an incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday near the eastern edge of Hart Island, as reported by WABC.
The 22 people on the boat were injured, including one person in critical condition.
A boat captain was arrested after the vessel caught fire and injured more than 20 people near City Island. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
“Marine 4 reported a boat fire and several individuals in the water to the Bronx dispatcher,” stated New York City Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Meyers. “In response, the Bronx dispatcher deployed land units to City Island to aid and receive patients. Marine 4 rescued three individuals from the water and took them to a nearby dock, where Engine 70 and EMS personnel were on standby to commence CPR on the victims.”
“The remaining 19 individuals swam to Hart Island,” he further explained. “They were located just off the eastern tip of Hart Island and were subsequently picked up by the NYPD Coast Guard and FDNY boats, then transported back to the docks at the Yacht Club on City Island.”
The 22 people on the boat were injured, including one person in critical condition. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the fire.
“The boat, in order to fit that many people on it, had to be a pretty decent-sized boat,” Meyers told reporters at the scene on Saturday. “Marine 4 did notice them earlier in the evening and they said there was a lot of people on that boat.”
