34-year-old captain hospitalized with burn injuries after boat fire

A young boat captain was rushed to a hospital in Male’ on Tuesday, after sustaining extensive burn injuries in a speedboat fire.

The fire broke out at around 03:00 am as the boat was in the lagoon of a resort island in K. Atoll.

The incident was reported to the police at around 05:30 am.

According to a police spokesperson, the captain of the boat, identified as a 34-year-old Maldivian male, was alone in the boat when the fire broke out.

He sustained burn injuries to his neck and chest and is being treated at the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Male’.

IGMH was not immediately available for comment regarding the extent of his injuries.

The police added that the fire also resulted in damages to the speedboat.

However, the cause of the fire is not yet clear.

This investigation is under further investigation by the police, said the police spokesperson.