Passenger seriously burned in stove blast on Maine charter vessel

摘要

Apassenger aboard a charter fishing boat off the coast of Maine suffered second- and third-degree burns on one of his arms when a butane stove exploded on the vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The 28-foot Dawg Daze, based in Harpswell, radioed the Coast Guard at 0952 on Aug. 4 that a passenger had been injured and the vessel was heading back to port. The boat was about 28 miles offshore in an area known as Jeffrey's Ledge when the incident occurred. Six passengers and the captain were on board.