MARINA DEL REY, Calif.—Authorities Thursday were continuing to investigate an explosion and fire that ultimately sank a luxury yacht anchored in Marina del Rey that was stocked with ammunition and fireworks. The fire was reported shortly after 8:30 p.
m. Wednesday at 211 Basin A, where flames engulfed the approximately three-story, 100-foot boat, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported. County fire officials said in a statement Thursday morning that the owner of the boat reported having “1,000 rounds of unspent ammunition and fireworks onboard.
” Residents in the area said they heard multiple explosions resonating throughout the harbor as the yacht named The Admiral was consumed by flames. Fire officials said two people were able to get off the boat uninjured. Fire crews poured water onto the burning vessel, which was ultimately destroyed and sank into the harbor.
An environmental hazard team was slated to arrive in Marina del Rey Thursday to assist with the cleanup of the burned vessel. A United States Coast Guard (USCG) Incident Management Team from Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach is monitoring the cleanup efforts, according to the Coast Guard, which reported that the yacht “caught fire and discharged red-dye diesel.” “The fire did not appear to damage any other vessels in the harbor,” the USCG said in a statement Thursday morning.
“The Coast Guard is working with Patriot Environmental Services and Clean Harbors organizations to contain and recover the d.