Thursday, June 18, 2026
ADVT 
National

Large Private Yacht In Vancouver's Coal Harbour Damaged By Fire

The Canadian Press, 05 Apr, 2018 11:44 AM

    Vancouver firefighters worked quickly to knock down a blaze on an 18-metre yacht in Coal Harbour on the city's waterfront.

     

    The fire broke out early Thursday on the vessel moored at a dock often used by dinner cruise operators and charter yachts.

     
     

    A tweet from the Vancouver Fire Department says the fast attack, along with a co-ordinated response from one of the city's fire boats, kept the fire from spreading to other vessels.

     

    Vancouver Fire and Rescue spokesman Capt. Jonathan Gormick says no one was aboard the vessel at the time and no one was hurt.

     

    A cause of the fire has not been determined.

     
     
     

    Photo: Twitter Jarrod Bell/@jbellsd60

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Heat, Lightning Raise Risk Of Wildfires Across Most Of B.C.'s Central Interior

    WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The first heat wave of the summer is expected to hit British Columbia's Cariboo region by the weekend and the BC Wildfire Service says it is bracing for potential fires as a result.

    Heat, Lightning Raise Risk Of Wildfires Across Most Of B.C.'s Central Interior

    Robbery Suspect Nabbed By Police In Kamloops, B.C., After Chilly Swim

    Robbery Suspect Nabbed By Police In Kamloops, B.C., After Chilly Swim
    A robbery suspect in Kamloops, B.C., may have decided a swim was better than arrest as he tried to evade police early Wednesday morning.

    Robbery Suspect Nabbed By Police In Kamloops, B.C., After Chilly Swim

    Mississauga Woman's Racist Rant For 'White Doctor' Sparks Outrage After Caught On Video

    Mississauga Woman's Racist Rant For 'White Doctor' Sparks Outrage After Caught On Video
     A video that shows an agitated woman demanding her son be examined by a "white doctor" at a Toronto-area walk-in clinic is sparking online outrage.

    Mississauga Woman's Racist Rant For 'White Doctor' Sparks Outrage After Caught On Video

    Judge Rules Homeless Man Not Criminally Responsible For Fatal Stabbing

    Judge Rules Homeless Man Not Criminally Responsible For Fatal Stabbing
    A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled a homeless man can't be held criminally responsible for a fatal stabbing two years ago because he was suffering from a mental disorder.

    Judge Rules Homeless Man Not Criminally Responsible For Fatal Stabbing

    B.C. Liberals To Support Ban On Corporate, Union Donations To Political Parties

    B.C. Liberals To Support Ban On Corporate, Union Donations To Political Parties
    British Columbia's Liberals say they are now ready to take big money out of politics after rejecting calls for political fundraising reform for more than a decade.

    B.C. Liberals To Support Ban On Corporate, Union Donations To Political Parties

    Former RCMP Employee Alleging Sexual Assault Says She Rejected Advances

    Former RCMP Employee Alleging Sexual Assault Says She Rejected Advances
    The woman, whose name is protected by a publication ban, says she felt uncomfortable and embarrassed in the summer of 2009 when then-Insp. Tim Shields told her he would like to perform oral sex on her.

    Former RCMP Employee Alleging Sexual Assault Says She Rejected Advances