Police investigate boat fire in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour

Residents in Beach Haven, Hobsonville and Greenhithe reported on social media they were woken by loud explosions from the boat, which was reportedly on a mooring near the Beach Haven wharf.

A strong smell of smoke wafted over the coastal suburbs as the fire engulfed the ship.

Firefighters aboard the police launch Deodar docked at Beach Haven wharf after battling a boat fire between Beach Haven and Hobsonville Point overnight. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Emergency services were called around 12.50am to multiple reports of a boat on fire, Fire and Emergency northern shift manager Lauren Sika said.

The fire crew responded with police on the water, Sika said.

“All persons were accounted for.”

Firefighters aboard the police launch Deodar have battled a boat fire in the channel between Beach Haven and Hobsonville Point overnight. Photo / Hayden Woodward

The crew worked to extinguish the fire with a low-pressure delivery system and a portable pump.

Sika could not comment on why the fire was logged as a “hazardous substance” call on Fire and Emergency’s incident reports page.