VIDEO: Sinking yacht goes up in flames off Collier coast

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NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — A Sea Tow worker suffered minor burns when a blaze broke out on a sinking $600,000 yacht Thursday night at Wiggins Pass off the Collier County coast, the North Collier fire department said.

The boat, which started taking on water Tuesday, was already likely a total loss. Divers believe it hit a sandbar.

 

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