One person injured in fire aboard dredger Stuyvesant

A fire broke out aboard a dredging vessel near Mayport, Florida, two days ago, injuring one person and prompting a rapid medevac response. 

At about 15:30 hours on Saturday, Coast Guard Station Mayport received an alert that an engine room fire had occurred aboard the dredging vessel Stuyvesant.

Small boat crews from Station Mayport responded to the scene, working together with the local fire department, county sheriff and harbor pilots’ association. 

The fire was quickly extinguished, but one crewmember was seriously injured in the accident.

A boat crew transported him to an awaiting EMS unit on shore, and the victim was delivered to a local hospital in critical condition, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.