Small electrical fire on docked sport fishing boat

Heard on: Horry County West Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Get location on the boat fire.

00:06

We have it at the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club.

00:09

It's going to be the B Dock, Bravo.

00:16

Ten four. Can you access it by the dock or do I need to look up to a boat?

00:24

No, our units were staging in the parking lot there.

00:31

Thanks, man.

00:33

Is that DNR requesting information?

00:38

Affirm.

00:40

They just got to Myrtle Beach Yacht Club.

00:42

They can access the vessel by dock.

00:49

The DNR, you guys direct.

00:54

Hey, firm, I'll be there in just a bit.

00:58

Come in.

01:03

It's about a thirty-five foot sport fisher.

01:05

The boat was moored at dock and had electrical issue where the shore power connects in.

01:11

So had a small fire in the gunwale area.

01:15

No contamination to the waterway other than ABC extinguisher powder.

01:21

Also already have spoke with Coast Guard and relayed the same information to them as well.

01:31

Ten four, thank you.

7/26/2026 07:13 AM

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US-17, Little River, SC 29566

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a small boat fire at Myrtle Beach Yacht Club near the B dock. A roughly 35-foot sport fishing vessel reportedly had an electrical issue at the shore power connection that caused a minor fire in the gunwale area. Responders staged near the parking lot, and access to the vessel was available by dock. The Department of Natural Resources and the Coast Guard were notified, and no water contamination was reported aside from extinguisher powder.

Small electrical fire on docked sport fishing boat

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