Three injured in speedboat fire
A speedboat en route from the island of Maafushi in Kaafu atoll caught fire this afternoon just outside Malé’s eastern harbour, injuring two crewmembers and a tour guide.
22 May 2016, 9:00 AM
A speedboat en route from the island of Maafushi in Kaafu atoll caught fire this afternoon just outside Malé’s eastern harbour, injuring two crewmembers and a tour guide.
A marine police team was dispatched immediately after the fire was reported around 2:30pm, a spokesperson said.But the ‘Nirumaa’ speedboat was destroyed in the fire, he added.
The fire broke out as the boat was traveling past the island of Funadhoo.
Plumes of smoke rising from the speedboat could be seen above the capital. Nirumaa was reportedly used to carry tourists to guesthouses in Maafushi, an inhabited island famous for pioneering midmarket tourism in the country.
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