{"id":32772,"date":"2025-11-04T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/32772\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:11","slug":"two-boaters-rescued-after-boat-fire-off-coast-of-hallandale-beach-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/32772\/","title":{"rendered":"Two boaters rescued after boat fire off coast of Hallandale Beach, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A good Samaritan helped rescue two boaters after their vessel erupted in flames <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">off the coast of Florida<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Judson Grosvenor told <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/crews-extinguish-boat-fire-off-coast-of-hallandale-beach-good-samaritan-details-rescue-of-boaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">7News Miami<\/a> how he spotted the billowing smoke off the coast of Hallandale Beach and was the first vessel on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was totally in flames when we got there,&#8221; Grosvenor said of the 35-foot vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Grosvenor said he called the U.S. Coast Guard as he raced over to the burning boat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/third-girl-dies-nearly-week-after-barge-strikes-miami-sailing-camp-boat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">THIRD GIRL DIES NEARLY WEEK AFTER BARGE STRIKES MIAMI SAILING CAMP BOAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/florida-boat-fire.jpg\" alt=\"boat engulfed in orange flames as black smoke billows into sky\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Two boaters were rescued from the burning 35-foot vessel off the coast of Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (7News Miami WSVN)<\/p>\n<p>When he arrived to find the boat fully engulfed in flames, he said he spotted one person in the water and quickly worked to pull them aboard his own vessel.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/florida-boat-fire4.jpg\" alt=\"helicopter and rescue boats racing around the scene of a burning boat in the ocean\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A good Samaritan said he spotted the smoke and called the U.S. Coast Guard as he raced his vessel to the scene of the burning boat off the coast of Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (7News Miami WSVN)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We picked him up,&#8221; Grosvenor said. &#8220;He said there was another guy in a life jacket floating off to the north of the boat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/florida-boat-fire2.jpg\" alt=\"Coast Guard vessels spraying burning boat with water\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>It was unclear how the fire started aboard the boat off the coast of Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (7News Miami WSVN)<\/p>\n<p>First responders then arrived, according to Grosvenor, who said he jumped off his boat and swam into the water to find the second boater and lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/coast-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Coast Guard<\/a> to him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/coast-guard-burns-sinks-suspected-drug-boat-apprehends-7-alleged-drug-smugglers-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COAST GUARD BURNS, SINKS SUSPECTED &#8216;DRUG BOAT,&#8217; APPREHENDS 7 ALLEGED DRUG SMUGGLERS: VIDEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He seemed very calm for someone whose boat just erupted in fire,&#8221; Grosvenor told the outlet of the second boater.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/florida-boat-fire3.jpg\" alt=\"first responder vessels near charred remains of boat\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Coast Guard and other first responder vessels extinguished the fire aboard the 35-foot boat off the coast of Hallandale Beach, Florida, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (7News Miami WSVN)<\/p>\n<p>The two boaters were safely taken to shore, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">no injuries<\/a> were reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, mariners look out for each other. I am sure that another boat would have come if we didn\u2019t,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Units from Hollywood Fire Rescue, Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue also responded to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said an investigation was underway to determine the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cause of the fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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