Thursday, April 16, 2026

Fire at fishing complex

Date:

Share post:

Police are conducting investigations into a fire of an unknown origin which destroyed a fishing vessel and damaged two others on Friday night.

It also damaged the roof to a shed which housed a tractor at the Bridgetown Fisheries Boat Yard, Princess Alice Highway, St Michael.

Officers were on patrol in the area around 11:15 p.m. when they saw fire coming from one of the boats in the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex. Along with security personnel who were on patrol at the complex, they saw a fishing vessel engulfed in flames which quickly spread to two other boats.

The Barbados Fire Service was summoned, and crews the Arch Hall and Bridgetown Stations under the command of Divisional Officer Fields, extinguished the fire.

The owners of the vessels are yet to be identified and the value of the damage is currently undetermined.  (PR/SAT)

Related articles

Barbados advances US$80m to secure its water future

The Government of Barbados is making a US$80 million investment in modernising its water infrastructure, marking another significant...

Brush my soul making waves

By Cheryl Harewood She has spent the last 20 years as a sculptor and her work can be found...

Two Bajan-New Yorkers die in fire

Grief, shock and a deep sense of loss have gripped an East Flatbush community in the heart of...

162 detained over online praise for school shootings in Turkey

Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which...