Fishing Vessel Previously Cited for Violations Burns at Local Dock

The Ocean One burns at a commercial dock in Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Barnegat Bay Island/Facebook)

A commercial fishing boat that has previously been the recipient of 21 U.S. Coast Guard violations, and was infamously stuck in a small channel near the Manasquan River rail bridge, caught fire and burned over the weekend.

The Ocean One burns at a commercial dock in Point Pleasant Beach. (Photo: Barnegat Bay Island/Facebook)

The Ocean One, a 75-foot scallop boat, caught fire at about 3:30 a.m. at the commercial fishing docks off Channel Drive in Point Pleasant Beach, according to Jerry Meaney, a local first responder who runs a popular Facebook page. The extent of the damage was not immediately known.

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The boat, which has previously needed rescue tows by the Coast Guard, received 21 violations by the federal agency in 2013, including a lack of fire extinguishers on board, a non-working VHF radio and an excess of items blocking escape routes. The boat was built in 1979, according to vessel data sources.