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The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a multi-vessel fire Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at Anchorage Marina on the Patapsco River in Baltimore.

A good Samaritan alerted Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region watchstanders at about 9 a.m. after hearing a popping noise and seeing two boats engulfed in flames.

Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew to support the response. After the crew arrived, a Baltimore City Fire Department crewmember boarded the Coast Guard boat to help with extinguishing efforts.

The marina manager reported that a man was aboard one of the burning vessels. He was rescued by Baltimore City Fire Department and Maryland Natural Resources Police.

After the fire was extinguished, one affected vessel sank with an unknown amount of diesel fuel aboard. Maryland Department of the Environment personnel deployed containment boom, and Coast Guard pollution responders remained on scene to monitor the situation and assist with cleanup.

There were no waterway or marine traffic impacts reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.