Overview

• The blaze broke out Thursday afternoon about half a nautical mile from Hooksiel harbor on the Wangerland coast.
• DGzRS crews identified a cable fire in the yacht’s electrical system as the likely source of the flames.
• A 30-year-old woman and her 31-year-old partner used a small extinguisher to control the fire and moved to the foredeck.
• The DGzRS rescue cruiser Bernhard Gruben arrived on scene and took the couple aboard for safety.
• Both sailors were transported to a nearby hospital with suspected smoke inhalation for treatment.