Crime & Public Safety

Sailboat catches fire near Salty Fare

By CAITLIN TURNER cturner@islandpacket.com
A small sailboat fire can be seen at Salty Faire Landing on Hilton Head Island the afternoon of Sept. 14, 2015. According to Hilton Head Fire & Rescue, the fire was started by an electrical malfunction. There were no injuries.
A small sailboat fire can be seen at Salty Faire Landing on Hilton Head Island the afternoon of Sept. 14, 2015. According to Hilton Head Fire & Rescue, the fire was started by an electrical malfunction. There were no injuries. Submitted photo

No one was injured Monday after a sailboat caught fire near Salty Fare landing on Hilton Head Island.

The blaze was put out by the Town of Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue Division and is under investigation, according to Fire Marshal Joheida Fister of the department.

Fister said more information will be available until after the investigation is complete.

Follow Caitlin Turner on Twitter at twitter.com/Cait_E_Turner.

This story was originally published September 14, 2015 at 4:12 PM with the headline "Sailboat catches fire near Salty Fare."

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