Decision to take fireworks onto $1million California luxury yacht ends in fiery horror By Lauren Acton-Taylor For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:54 EDT, 19 September 2024 | Updated: 13:21 EDT, 19 September 2024 e-mail 5 View comments A $1 million yacht in California sank after fireworks that were brought on the 100-foot-long luxury boat exploded causing a massive fire to break out. The Admiral, valued at $985,000, was docked in Los Angeles' Marina del Rey when officials responded to reports of a fire at 8:33 pm on Wednesday.
Two people were on board but managed to evacuate with one sustaining a cut arm, the LA County Fire Department said. The fireworks' explosion also yacht lit up some of the nearly 1,000 rounds of 'unspent' ammunition that were on board the vessel as well as fireworks, the department added, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. The LA County Fire Department released a statement saying around 1,000 rounds of ammunition and fireworks were onboard Two people were on board and evacuated without injury, while the cause of the fire is under investigation Onlookers heard sounds of loud explosions and saw smoke and flames reaching 20 to 30 feet in the air from the fire.
One user on X posted a video of the smoke across the Marina and said: 'Large boat fire in Marina del Rey...
there are loud popping sounds - looked like it could be fireworks (saw one shoot off above the building.)' Another asked: 'Anyone know what's happening at the marina? In Marina de.